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Plant Services Surveys
Every month, we ask our readers to give us their opinions and insights about the state of the industry.
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Software
Survey results: Finding the right enterprise software system for your facility
Bob Argyle
New survey suggests that plant professionals expect more from both their software and their consulting partners.
Workforce Development
Survey results: Does your facility host site tours/special events for members of the community?
In a small survey base, 75% of respondents have participated in student outreach programs.
Workforce Development
Survey results: Will industrial job opportunities expand or contract?
In a small survey base, 38% of respondents believe the job market will contract over the next six months.
Workforce Development
Survey results: How is delayed retirement affecting the industry?
In a small survey base, 47% of respondents believe it’s keeping employees with needed skills, leadership and institutional knowledge around for longer.
Workforce Development
Survey results: Will the legalization of marijuana make it harder to find and retain workers?
In a small survey base, 56% of respondents believe the legalization of marijuana will make it more difficult to find qualified plant workers.
Industry News
Survey results: Does your facility value production speed over quality?
In a small survey base, 37% of respondents believe that speed and quality are not correctly prioritized at their facilities.
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Survey results: How effective do you consider your STOs?
In a small survey base, 43% of respondents consider their STOs somewhat effective, while 14% don't consider their STOs effective at all.
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Maintenance Mindset
Maintenance Mindset: How industry is responding to Trump’s tariffs and the escalating trade war
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Bio-Lab Inc. fined $61K for improperly storing hazardous chemicals
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Survey results: Are strong unions key to manufacturing growth in the US?
In a small survey base, only one third of maintenance crews are part of a union.
Industrial Training
Survey results: How will AR/VR affect your workplace?
In a small survey base, half of respondents say they are looking into adopting AR/VR technology.
Plant Security
Manufacturing workplace safety survey: Respondents indicate concern about physical security
In a small survey base, nearly half of respondents say they've had security concerns
Industry News
Industrial Chemicals fined £2.5M for two uncontrolled acid releases at West Thurrock site
Alexis Gajewski
Machinery Lubrication
Ask the Experts: How food-grade lubrication certification is shaping industry standards
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NOVONIX invests $4.6M to open synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Tennessee
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Great Questions About Tariffs & Global Trade: Planning Amidst Uncertainty
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Alexis Gajewski
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Angelalign Technology to open 52,000-square-foot clear aligner manufacturing facility in Wisconsin
Alexis Gajewski
Artificial Intelligence
Podcast: Unlocking the future of manufacturing with generative and agentic AI
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Skill Up
Skill up: Training tomorrow’s workforce — How manufacturing partnerships with schools are evolving
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