Author: Tracie Rehmert
29 May Workplace Summer Safety Tips
Workplace Summer Safety Tips Working outside in high temperatures can be dangerous if you do not properly protect yourself from the heat and sun. Many people do not realize the effect that the summer weather can have on their health and well being. Summer temperatures of above...
30 Apr 10 Things to Remember About Memorial Day
Memorial Day is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year's first sunburn. Here's a handy 10-pack of facts to give the holiday some perspective. 1. IT STARTED WITH THE CIVIL WAR. Memorial Day was a response to the unprecedented carnage...
22 Mar Are Robots Taking Our Jobs?
You've seen the headlines, Kiosks are replacing cashiers, autonomous vehicles are putting taxi drivers on the side of the road, and robots are now writing blog posts. Clearly, robots have already started to replace workers in various industries. Are they coming for industrial jobs next? The short answer? Kind of. The longer answer? While they will most likely change the makeup of the industrial workforce and the way people do their jobs, the situation is not as dire as many people think. In fact, it could be a positive development for industry.
22 Feb Music and Manufacturing Merge at New Vinyl Record Plant
Furnace Record Pressing's facility in Northern Virginia will create 40 jobs. The alchemy of manifesting sound into a vinyl record and then back again into sound is a magic that originates from Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877, but passed into obscurity in the...
24 Jan Relax, chocolate probably won’t go extinct in 40 years
Headline claiming cocoa extinction goes viral, scares chocolate-lovers everywhere. It’s a headline no one wants to see. Last week, Business Insider posted a story titled “Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years.” Yikes. That’s enough to inspire fear in the hearts of chocolate lovers everywhere...
27 Dec Pinball is Here to Stay
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) — The old-school arcade game of pinball is resurging in popularity. Interest has skyrocketed over the last decade or so, with the number of players and competitions growing worldwide, according to the International Flipper Pinball Association. There were 500 players in...
27 Nov Can American Manufacturing Innovation Keep Up?
Report: U.S. research funding lags behind international competitors. The outsourcing of manufacturing over the past decade has not only led to millions of lost jobs, it also is putting American innovation at risk — and America is not doing enough to compete. That’s one of the findings...
24 Oct Small-Business Cyber Security is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice
This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the crunch of leaves under your...
28 Sep Manufacturing Careers: More to Offer
Manufacturing Careers As more and more Americans are losing faith in the value of a four-year degree after grappling with mounting student loan debt and unclear job prospects, manufacturers have the opportunity to show the broad range of careers in our sector that don’t include a...