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Nov 29, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Peter Eelman |Gary Vasilash |Douglas Woods |Harry Moser
A strong, skilled workforce is key to reshoring and manufacturing growth. This new series explores the careers of manufacturing leaders. In part one of this series, I discussed the importance of a strong U.S. apprenticeship program and how its success would sustain manufacturing jobs at home, while helping to reshore millions of manufacturing jobs.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Gary Vasilash |Catherine Ross |Benjamin Moses |Peter Eelman
How do you build the workforce of the future? With action. IMTS, AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, and our members and partners are helping to prepare the next generation for vital manufacturing positions through concerted efforts to engage, fundraise, and train. According to a recent report by Deloitte, the U.S. manufacturing industry could need to fill as many as 3.8 million vacant jobs between 2024 and 2033.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Eelman
“Metal AM is now part of the traditional manufacturing process. It has become repeatable and dependable, and is ready for production parts,” says James Hockey, director of business development at Incodema3D, a contractor manufacturer that has added 10 EOS M 300-4 metal AM systems to its fleet this year. IMTS 2024 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which runs Sept. 9-14, features the Additive Manufacturing Sector, accelerated by Formnext.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Catherine Ross |Edward Christopher |Dayton Horvath |Peter Eelman
It is IMTS season! Get ready for manufacturing’s biggest show with tips for planning and performing before, during, and after the show. Your IMTS game is about to get stronger with some key tips to maximize your IMTS 2024 experience. The opening of IMTS 2024 coincides with the start of football season. This seems appropriate, since IMTS is the “big game” for manufacturers.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Peter Eelman |Catherine Ross |Edward Christopher |Bonnie Gurney
While visitors come to IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show to solve today’s production issues, often the most memorable portion of their trip is the cutting-edge, forward-looking (and even futuristic) solutions featured in AMT’s Emerging Technology Center (ETC). The ETC (IMTS booth #236700) at IMTS 2024, which runs Sept. 9-14 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, will be located at the entrance of the North Building.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Bonnie Gurney |Peter Eelman |Catherine Ross |Michelle Edmonson
IMTS has more to offer than you can imagine. Discovering new technology and meeting new people is part of its magic. With 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space, not to mention conferences, attractions, and networking events, creating an efficient plan for your visit to the largest manufacturing trade show in the Western Hemisphere is essential. Explore the advice and links provided in this article to ensure a hiccup won’t cut into your valuable show time.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Fred Qian |Benjamin Moses |Stephen LaMarca |Peter Eelman
The plans are all laid out. You have a booth design. Machines have been selected. But what should you do to prepare yourself for IMTS 2024? IMTS is a marathon, not a sprint. A little training will go a long way toward show success. Follow our four-step plan for more booth traffic, longer visits, better leads, and clear post-show results. (We make no promises about your abs, especially since we’ll all be enjoying brand new food options throughout McCormick Place).
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Bonnie Gurney |Peter Eelman |Gary Vasilash |Dayton Horvath
Since 2019, the additive manufacturing industry has ridden a proverbial rollercoaster that hasn’t quite returned to the station. Two years beyond record-breaking investment and acquisition activity and a year into global recessionary concerns, additive manufacturing may be ready for one more climb. Revisiting the best financial leading indicators available will tell if that climb will be realistic and, for some, sustainable.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Gary Vasilash |Douglas Woods |Peter Eelman
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has experienced widespread growth in our understanding and curiosity. It has reached an inflection point that will be on full display in the Additive Manufacturing Sector, accelerated by Formnext, at IMTS 2024, held Sept. 9-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago. In its early phases, metal AM focused on prototyping and low-volume, high-value production.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
amtonline.org | Dayton Horvath |Bonnie Gurney |Peter Eelman |Stephen LaMarca
Apple, like Thomas Edison, has essentially created a business model in which they take the ideas of others (like almost every iteration of the light bulb), take credit, and get away with it. By now, you surely know I’m a big baby, and as a 35-year-old man-child, I can say I’ve never been a fan of my fruits and vegetables. That includes a certain tech company.
