“Made in America!” Those three words evoke a range of thoughts and emotions, from simple patriotism to a belief in a higher-quality product. They’ve also become a bit of a political rallying cry. Since the beginning of 2025, American manufacturing has been in the national spotlight more than ever, largely due to the Trump administration’s
Do you want to see more manufacturing jobs in the United States? Do you want to work one of those manufacturing jobs? For Americans, the answer to these two questions is quite different and seemingly contradictory. Welcome to the paradox that is modern manufacturing in the U.S. The on-again, off-again Trump administration tariff announcements sparking
Advanced manufacturing in Puerto Rico received a major boost in April with the opening of a brand-new LIFT Learning Lab in Caguas. The LIFT Learning Lab offers schools, instructors, students, and individuals access to next-level training using Amatrol’s IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing program. Amatrol developed the groundbreaking IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing program in conjunction with LIFT, with significant
Have you noticed there’s a lot of uncertainty in the world these days? Are the worldwide tariffs on again or off again? Does the federal Department of Education still exist? If so, in what form and with what capacity does it operate? The answers to these questions drive the decisions being made by educational institutions
What’s the biggest challenge facing manufacturers in 2025? A survey of companies would likely yield a variety of answers, from inflation and fickle customer demand to productivity and ever-changing technology. But there’s one ongoing problem that would top the list for many manufacturers: filling open positions with highly skilled workers. Manufacturers call it the skill
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the pace of technological change? For many adults, especially the older generations, it sometimes seems like there are several new technologies taking the world by storm for every one they’ve finally had time to master. Take artificial intelligence, for example. Does anyone else feel like AI was something that
If someone asked you what the opposite of a fossil fuel is, what would you say? Some might say solar power, while others would point to wind. Either answer could be correct, since any form of renewable energy could be considered the opposite of our finite supply of fossil fuels like oil and gas. Wouldn’t
Do you ever look at the calendar, see the year 2025, and wonder how we got here when it seems like 2020 was just a few months ago? If so, you’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic forever altered our world, and things haven’t seemed the same since, even though we’re now several years post-recovery. One
American manufacturers need workers. For years, they’ve struggled to fill open positions and, while some of their efforts have led to improved recruitment, there are still hundreds of thousands of open positions across the country. Thanks to the work of manufacturers and educators over the last decade, however, more students than ever are open to
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—MARCH 6, 2025 Amatrol is pleased to announce that Kimberly Perkins, Vice President of Manufacturing and Market Development, has been selected as a 2025 Women MAKE Awards Honoree. Women MAKE America Award Honorees have accomplished success within their companies and have proven to be leaders in the industry as a whole. On March 6,
Anyone tuned in to the state of manufacturing in America has been aware of the perennial thorn in the side of manufacturers everywhere: the skills gap. For many years now, manufacturers have struggled to fill open positions due to a shortage of workers with the skills needed to work with and alongside new advanced automation
Career and technical education (CTE) programs exist in nearly every high school in the United States. Despite their almost universal presence throughout the American secondary educational system, however, you’d be hard pressed to find two programs that are the same. Some programs focus on teaching basic technical skills that can be used in a wide
