Production Pulse: Reshoring Jobs to America
Since 2020, manufacturers have brought more than 1 million jobs from overseas into the United States with experts saying to expect that trend to continue. Join editors from IndustryWeek, Pharma Manufacturing, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and others as we discuss why this trend is taking place and what factors could drive more manufacturing job growth in the U.S.
Production Pulse: What's New in Industrial Safety
Keeping workers safe on the job should be the top priority for every business, so how is industrial America doing? Join IndustryWeek's Robert Schoenberger, EHS Today's Dave Blanchard and Food Processing's Traci Purdum as we discuss how companies are reducing worker risk and avoiding workplace accidents.
Production Pulse: Operations Leadership Summit Updates
Sarah Tilkens from GE Healthcare, Carl Livesay from Mercury Plastics and Jill Jusko from IndustryWeek will discuss this June's live event, focused on best practices for plant managers and other operations leaders.
Production Pulse: Regulations Roundup
April has been busy for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency between PFAS settlements and new restrictions on chemical plants. Join Chemical Processing's Jonathan Katz, Bergeson & Campbell Managing Partner Lynn Bergeson, Food Processing's Andy Hanacek and Water World's Bob Crossen for a discussion of the state of the regulatory state.
Production Pulse: Will AI Support or Control Manufacturing?
IndustryWeek Senior Technology Editor Dennis Scimeca discusses where to draw the line with AI as a tool or an overlord with Pavan Muzumdar, Chief Operating Officer, Automation Alley; Dale Tutt, VP of Industry Strategy at Siemens; and Aaron Merkin, CTO, Fluke Corp.
Production Pulse: Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse's Impact on Manufacturing
Supply chain and safety experts from IndustryWeek, EHS Today, FleetOwner, Roads & Bridges and Construction Equipment will discuss the tragedy in Maryland and the impact it's likely to have on the broader economy.
Production Pulse: 2024 Election's Impact on Manufacturing
With the presidential field set, editors from IndustryWeek, Machine Design, Pharma Manufacturing and Food Processing discuss the political landscape in which both parties are taking hard stances on foreign trade and regulations appear to be expanding. Speakers include:
Laura Putre, senior editor at IndustryWeek
Bob Vavra, senior content director at Machine Design
Karen Langhauser, chief content director at Pharma Manufacturing
Andy Hanacek, senior editor of plant operations of Food Processing
Production Pulse: Women in Manufacturing Engineering
A day ahead of International Women's Day, join Subaru engineer Elizabeth Parra, Edress + Hauser engineer Adrianna Swift and others discuss how they joined the manufacturing field and how the industry can best recruit women and girls into the field.
Production Pulse: Manufacturing Talent in Underserved Communities
With labor shortages mounting, manufacturing advocates say there's a ready pool of talent available within underserved minority communities in many major U.S. cities. Discussing this topic are:
• Erica Swinney Staley, Executive Director of Manufacturing Renaissance in Chicago, an organization that promotes career-track manufacturing jobs to young people in low-income communities.
• Beth Dawson, Director of the Apprenticeship Program at Manufacturing Works Cleveland where she connects manufacturers with Cleveland public schools students seeking career opportunities
• Jordan Hooser, a recent graduate of Cleveland’s Max Hayes High School, who's working as an apprentice at WLS Stamping.
• Ryan Joseph, an industrial recruiter and regular contributor to Security Info Watch. Ryan has written several articles about some of the challenges faced in DEI hiring.
Production Pulse: Benchmarking Your Manufacturing Results
Contests aren't just about bragging rights. They can give businesses the opportunity to see how well operations stack up against their peers. Join us for a conversation with Brandon Davis, a former IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winner and vice president of components for trucking and RV parts company Dexter, and Jill Jusko, IW's executive editor and director of the awards program to talk about employee motivation and measuring performance.
Production Pulse: Supply Chain 2024 Outlook
How difficult will it be to obtain supplies in 2024? Editors from FleetOwner, Supply Chain Connect, Material Handling & Logistics and IndustryWeek discuss the state of shipping and trucking in the new year.
Production Pulse: 2024 EV Market, What to Expect
EV expert Stephanie Valdez Streaty with Cox Automotive and Kristin Dziczek, automotive policy advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, join IndustryWeek editors to discuss 2023's electric vehicle market performance and look ahead to 2024.
Production Pulse: Manufacturing in 2024
Editors from IndustryWeek, Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Pharma Manufacturing, Control Design, Plant Services and Chemical Processing discuss the year that was and what's coming up
Production Pulse: Staying Safe, Staying SEC Compliant
With SEC rules forcing disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents, it's time for all companies to assess their immediate cyber risks—so what are the biggest network vulnerabilities and potential damage from a successful hack that manufactures need to worry about and what preventative measures can they take immediately?
Production Pulse: Cyber Threats are Growing for Manufacturers
With Boeing and Clorox suffering major attacks, our group of expert editors will discuss the threat landscape and what's next.
Production Pulse: Why Did You Go into a Manufacturing Career?
As part of Manufacturing Month, IndustryWeek editors share the stories of several people who chose careers in production.
Production Pulse: Recruiting Young People into Manufacturing
During Manufacturing Month, we talk to educators and students about how to get more young people interested in manufacturing careers.
Production Pulse: UAW Negotiations Update
IndustryWeek talks to labor experts about the latest from the auto union's strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis.
Production Pulse: Picking Manufacturing Tech Investment Targets
Schneider Electric's Mauricio Casares will talk to IndustryWeek editors about setting priorities when choosing new systems.
Production Pulse: Generative AI in Manufacturing
ChatGPT is getting lots of attention, but is it any good in factories? Manufacturing technology editors discuss.
