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A Next Act in Manufacturing: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

·March 17, 2019

Connecticut’s manufacturing industry is estimated to need between 25,000 and 35,000 new skilled workers for the state’s 4,100 manufacturers in the next 2 decades. Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, private…

Workforce

The Undermanagement Epidemic 2019 | Bruce Tulgan

·March 12, 2019

By Bruce Tulgan New Haven, CT, 3.11.2019 – The undermanagement epidemic persists. And it is hiding in plain sight in nearly every workplace. It may be harder now than ever…

Manufacturing

TMA Member Profile: Rich Hoster President, Smith and Richardson, Inc.

·March 10, 2019

Rich Hoster - President, Smith & Richardson, Inc. - TMA 2019 Board Chairman By Fran Eaton for the Technology & Manufacturing Association of Illinois News Bulletin – reprinted with permission…

STEM Education

ActivePuzzle Funded in 48 hours on Kickstarter

·March 1, 2019

TEL AVIV – March 1, 2019: ActivePuzzle, an innovative technology company that develops imaginative and educational products was funded on Kickstarter in just 48 hours. ActivePuzzle teaches STEM concepts, logic and problem-solving…

Robotics

VEX 2019 World Championship Qualifiers at New Hampshire Events

·February 27, 2019

By David Kelly, Founder at Robotics Maker Space, LLC This past weekend at Manchester Community College (MCC) robotics teams from New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York competed…

Manufacturing

Anyone Can Be a Great Coaching-Style Manager – It’s All About the Fundamentals

·February 26, 2019

By Bruce Tulgan, Most managers become managers by first being great at something else: engineering, machining, you name it. If their employer is lucky, that person also happens to be…

Manufacturing

CHAMPION NOW® – Change How American Manufacturing Is Perceived In Our Nation

·February 19, 2019

Learn how American manufacturing is perceived in our nation. Changing Perceptions: From Dark and Dingy to Innovative & Lucrative Manufacturing Careers. Terry Iverson, President & CEO at Iverson & Company…

Manufacturing

Independent Test: Vesconite Bushing Shows 35% Less Wear Than Phosphor Bronze

·February 15, 2019

Denver, Johannesburg: An independent test has shown that a Vesconite left-hand torque-plate bushing, made from a no-grease hard-wearing engineered polymer, shows 35% less wear than a phosphor bronze right-hand torque-plate…

STEM Education

Build Your Own Robot – One Puzzle At a Time | ActivePuzzle

·February 13, 2019

By Meir Sela, Founder, ActivePuzzle ActivePuzzle is a 3d puzzle game for building robots. With ActivePuzzle you can build puzzle robots in three dimensions, by combining sensors and actuators to…

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