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Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to Add a Backyard Shed for Storage or Living

Need a home office, a playspace or extra room for your stuff? Learn about off-the-shelf, prefab and custom sheds

Right on the Money: How to avoid contractor fraud

You should know things have changed regarding the way property insurance claims are handled.

How Fictiv is making hardware manufacturing more like building software

What do you want to be good at as a startup? Running supply chains or creating and selling cool products?

How to Manufacture, Design a Hardware Product: 50 Top Resources

Some are calling it the Hardware Revolution. As the Internet of Things and wearables take off, hardware is seeing a resurgence similar to the software boom of ten years ago. Some software developers are even jumping into the hardware design game, as they are designing specifically for hardware products. Whether you’re new to hardware product …

10 Common Mistakes That Come From Manufacturing Hardware Products Overseas

Hardware products are often seen as cheaper when you can have them made in a foreign factory. You can get away with paying workers less and you may be ab...

Hardware vs. Software: Which is More Vital in Vehicle Manufacturing?

Emma Cygan, design and development engineer at steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, explains how vehicle manufacturers must balance the procurement of hardware and software for new vehicle concepts.

One Man's Software Background Makes Manufacturing Hardware Easy

Why the Manufacturing Recession Matters

A key measure of industrial activity has sunk to its lowest level since the Great Recession.

Five Ways Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing

Better predictive accuracy leads to better efficency

The Benefits of Cloud for Manufacturing

Manufacturers tend to have locations all over the globe! Let's get into some of the benefits and opportunities of cloud for manufacturing.

Is Manufacturing Innovating Enough?

As prefab gains traction in Australia, is our manufacturing sector doing enough to meet the demands of a changing construction industry?

Gamification: why it matters to manufacturing

Think about the importance of people in your manufacturing business for a moment. Yes, they are your employees, and yes, they are most likely your biggest

How manufacturing is undergoing a digital revolution

There are numerous new tools, processes and materials entering the manufacturing market fuling a digital revolution

Modernizing Manufacturing With Digital Trends

Stagnation is the enemy of most businesses in most industries, making it hard to keep up – especially when it comes to technology. Managers starting to modernize their manufacturing floor should consider how to use that technology to make more products available more quickly with more advancements.

How Digital Is Manufacturing?

A new paper focused on middle market companies dives into the data and pulls out some results that might surprise you.

What will manufacturing be like in 2070?

Manufacturing will likely become more proactive and reliant on data and simulations over the next half-century, and employees will learn new skills and work under different business models, writes Irene Petrick, senior director of Intel's Industrial Innovation Internet of Things Group. She lists eight developing trends, including localized production and naturalistic production design.

Why Now is the Time to Be a Manufacturing Recruiter

Ready to join an industry that’s on the fast-track for growth? Passionate about learning how new technologies are disrupting traditional business models? Thinking about a career switch that puts you in charge of your professional trajectory? As a manufacturing recruiter, you’ll get all this and more.