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Sadie the NH Young Inventor on Fallonventions! Where is Weare NH?

·February 1, 2017

by: Nicole MacMillan, M.Ed., GCDF We were thrilled to see our very own 2016 Young Inventor Sadie McCallum be featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’s “Fallonventions” segment. Sadie…

Wiegel Tool Works Celebrates 75 Years and Three Generations of Manufacturing Success

·February 1, 2017

PRESS RELEASE: WTW celebrated a historical milestone in December 2016 — 75 years in business. WTW held an open house at the plant followed by a formal banquet. Over four…

Management Myths: The Myth of Red Tape – Part 2 of 3

·January 30, 2017

By Bruce Tulgan This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series. You can view Part 1 HERE. Managers are prevented from being strong because there are many factors beyond…

The Story of “Learn Engineering” YouTube Channel

·January 20, 2017

The YouTube channel Learn Engineering was born four years back with a mission to make engineering education more enjoyable and conceptually-oriented. Sabin Mathew, who is a post-graduate in mechanical…

Management Myths: The Myth of Not Enough Time – Part 1 of 3

·January 20, 2017

By Bruce Tulgan This is part 1 of a 3 part series. This myth comes from the fact that there are only 168 hours in a week and you have…

Manufacturing Is Not a Man’s World, It Is an Innovator’s World

·January 16, 2017

By: Erica Wiegel, President, ARO Metal Stamping - Roselle, IL WHY IS MANUFACTURING A GREAT CAREER CHOICE? People ask me, “Why is manufacturing a great career choice for women?” Well,…

Teaching 3D Digital Design and 3D Printing with The Little Designer

·January 12, 2017

By Jennifer McDaniel, Writer - ManufacturingStories The Little Designer is a unique educational book designed to teach 3D digital design and 3D printing to children ages 4-12 in a…

Work Together to Attract New Talent to Manufacturing

·November 11, 2016

By Aaron Wiegel, President, Wiegel Tool Works, Inc. - Wood Dale, IL Manufacturing is essential to the health of the US economy because it creates an end product. An economy…

ALWAYS MADE IN AMERICA

·October 27, 2016

By Ashley Thompson, CEO 50 Strong I grew up in a plastics business. My father and grandfather started making plastic products in Lima, Ohio more than 30 years ago. I…

HOW TO DETERMINE THE COST OF MAKING YOUR OWN CONVEYOR

·October 21, 2016

By David DeWitt, Editor - ManufacturingStories Many advanced manufacturing operations require conveying of materials or assemblies from one station to another. Often times it is difficult to find off-the-shelf systems…