This article provides a show floor review of the Promat 2015 and Automate 2015 events which recently took place at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Promat event focuses on equipment […]
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The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) has partnered with the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance to create the Genesis Movement. The Genesis Movement is an initiative designed to strengthen the manufacturing […]
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According to Manufacturers’ News, Inc’s 2015 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, jobs in the state are on the rise. It is a small increase, and not without some issues, but it is […]
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Barry Callebaut Group, the word’s leading manufacturer of high quality chocolate, will lease space in the manufacturing facility and acquire the manufacturing assets of World’s Finest Chocolate in Chicago. This […]
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This article addresses the many strengths, as well as a few weaknesses, seen in Illinois’ manufacturing sector. The state ranks fourth in the nation for industrial jobs. The 542,000 positions […]
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Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is in Chicago Monday, December 1, to discuss the future of manufacturing. A major part of the discussion will be the new Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation […]
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The metal industry is experiencing some very familiar issues: lack of a skilled workforce and retiring employees, particularly at the leadership level. Metals Service Center Institute, an industry trade association in […]
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Local design group, DesignHouse, created a new aluminum frame to boost manufacturing opportunities for Skol Manufacturing – a metal fabrication shop on Chicago’s Northwest side. The design was developed as […]
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The month of October showed the Chicago area manufacturing industry’s fastest expansion in a year. This article shows that major industries, such as automotive (with its longer lasting products) and […]
Read MoreThe Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute broke ground on Thursday. The facility will be the headquarters of University of Illinois Labs, and will become a center of product development […]
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