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    3 ways to align leadership and maintenance teams for AI success
    Artificial Intelligence

    3 ways to align leadership and maintenance teams for AI success

    Michael Mills
    New study shows that manufacturers are increasingly turning to AI as a critical enabler of efficiency and productivity.
    Leading maintenance and reliability for the future workforce
    Leadership Skills

    Leading maintenance and reliability for the future workforce

    This eHandbook explores how to be a better leader, as well as how to address the skills shortage.
    From worker to leader: Navigating the transition to frontline supervisor
    Leadership Skills

    From worker to leader: Navigating the transition to frontline supervisor

    Joe Anderson
    Joe Anderson maps out the essential capabilities and critical skills required for effective supervision.
    Podcast: Why process management is key to reducing drift and improving operational efficiency
    Leadership Skills

    Podcast: Why process management is key to reducing drift and improving operational efficiency

    Joe Kuhn
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses why giving workers ownership over an individual process also gives structure and discipline to your...
    Are real-time KPIs helping or hurting manufacturing performance?
    Leadership Skills

    Are real-time KPIs helping or hurting manufacturing performance?

    Joe Kuhn
    Joe Kuhn argues that proper time span of control can stop too much focus on metrics and emergency work.
    Podcast: Why one size doesn’t fit all — Determining employee ratios and organizational structures at your plant
    Operational Excellence

    Podcast: Why one size doesn’t fit all — Determining employee ratios and organizational structures at your plant

    Joe Kuhn
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, John Kuhn explains why instead of standard employee ratios, the key is knowing the problems that need solving.
    Uncovering the missing pieces: 4 case studies in building reliability programs
    Industrial Training

    Uncovering the missing pieces: 4 case studies in building reliability programs

    Thomas Wilk
    Discover how maintenance teams in four different industries found the missing pieces to drive reliability success at their facilities.
    Maintenance Mindset: Why domestic clean energy manufacturing still relies on foreign materials
    Maintenance Mindset

    Maintenance Mindset: Why domestic clean energy manufacturing still relies on foreign materials

    Anna Townshend
    This week, the PS team examines the final rules for Advanced Manufacturing Production Credits, which outlines tax incentives for clean energy component manufacturers.
    Maintenance Mindset: Which clean energy components qualify for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit?
    Alternative Energy

    Maintenance Mindset: Which clean energy components qualify for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit?

    Anna Townshend
    This week, the PS team lists some of the components for clean energy manufacturing that will be eligible for tax credits under the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit.
    Maintain industry standards with process management: From drift to discipline
    Leadership Skills

    Maintain industry standards with process management: From drift to discipline

    Joe Kuhn
    Joe Kuhn says auditing, training, and reviewing will uphold quality in your process.
    Podcast: How to challenge problem employees with reliability excellence
    Leadership Skills

    Podcast: How to challenge problem employees with reliability excellence

    Anna Townshend
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn discusses when good employees hold their expertise hostage and how to get them to join the reliability team...
    Podcast: Are excuses and negativity killing your plant’s reliability program?
    Leadership Skills

    Podcast: Are excuses and negativity killing your plant’s reliability program?

    Anna Townshend
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn debunks common excuses for why reliability practices don't work.
    Podcast: Why Manufacturing Day matters — Addressing the skills gap in manufacturing
    Skills Gap

    Podcast: Why Manufacturing Day matters — Addressing the skills gap in manufacturing

    Robert Schoenberger
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn how manufacturers across industries and the country are celebrating MFG Day.
    Podcast: Investing in warehouse worker satisfaction pays off for manufacturers
    Workforce Development

    Podcast: Investing in warehouse worker satisfaction pays off for manufacturers

    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn why attracting and retaining warehouse workers has become increasingly challenging.
    Podcast: Maintenance micromanagers — Are you a hero or a leader at your manufacturing plant?
    Leadership Skills

    Podcast: Maintenance micromanagers — Are you a hero or a leader at your manufacturing plant?

    Anna Townshend
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn explores how maintenance managers fail when they micromanage their workers.
    How to earn plant manager buy-in: The importance of credibility and effective resource allocation
    Leadership Skills

    How to earn plant manager buy-in: The importance of credibility and effective resource allocation

    Joe Kuhn
    Joe Kuhn says build reliability credibility as an organization by observing and eliminating waste.
    Podcast: Closing the skills gap in manufacturing — The role of technology in mitigating the labor shortage
    Workforce Development

    Podcast: Closing the skills gap in manufacturing — The role of technology in mitigating the labor shortage

    Robert Schoenberger
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anthony Offredi from Quickbase examines how technology can combat the manufacturing ‘brain drain.’
    Filter King opens pleated air filter manufacturing plant in Nevada
    Explosion, fire reported at Powder Alloy Corporation metal manufacturing plant in Ohio
    Vortex to open new aquatic solutions manufacturing facility in New York
    Manufacturer fined £4K for repeatedly exposing workers to wood dust 
    Kugler Oil fined $119K for chemical accident prevention violations at Nebraska facility
    GE Vernova invests $600M to expand U.S. manufacturing facilities, creating 1,500 new jobs
    Materials handling innovations lift industry expectations to new heights
    This Valentine’s Day, watch