JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—JANUARY 20, 2025 MichAuto, an initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation, and Amatrol are pleased to announce a new partnership that will enable Amatrol to develop new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing eLearning courses and hands-on training systems. These new courses and systems, when paired with existing Amatrol courses and training systems, will
What would you do with $8 billion? Most of us can’t even comprehend what that amount of money would look like, let alone what it would buy. For major international companies, however, those kinds of figures are business as usual. Take Intel, for example. The semiconductor manufacturer recently received news that it will be receiving
Electric vehicles (EVs) are popping up on roadways across the country and around the world with increasing frequency. Once a novelty, EVs appear to be the vehicle of the future. As prices come down, choices increase, and range improves, more and more drivers are choosing EVs in lieu of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. More EVs on
On December 11, 2024, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Ivy Tech Manufacturing Innovation Training Center at the Emerging Manufacturing Collaboration Center (EMC2) in Indianapolis, Indiana. This cutting-edge advanced manufacturing training center is a collaboration between Ivy Tech Community College, Eli Lilly and Company, and 16 Tech Innovation District. These organizations are
Whether it’s climate change or electric vehicles driving the conversation, renewable energy sources are no longer a fringe topic to think about in the future. To the contrary, alternative energy is now mainstream and making an impact on our daily lives. Unfortunately, our tendency to procrastinate and resist change now hampers our ability to fully
Semiconductor manufacturing in the United States is surging, thanks in large part to funding from the CHIPS and Science Act. This legislation has been a key catalyst to reinvigorating the semiconductor manufacturing industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, President-elect Donald Trump and his allies in Congress have been vocal in their criticism
Are you a fan of semiconductors? We’re willing to bet you are, even if you’re not sure what they are or what they do. You can think of them as the tiny chips that power pretty much everything electronic in the modern world. Televisions, smartphones, computers, cameras, automobiles…the list goes on and on. In fact,
“Made in the USA” – it’s a label that many take great pride in. There are millions of people who make buying decisions every day based upon where goods are manufactured. They support American-made products because they want to support American businesses. This isn’t always easy, because for certain categories of products, such as electronics,
What’s the greatest challenge facing manufacturers today? Is it inflation? Ongoing supply chain issues? Competition from foreign companies? All of those could arguably be listed as significant challenges, but there’s one challenge that most, if not all, manufacturers would agree remains their biggest barrier to growth and profitability: hiring enough skilled workers to fill their
Is a career in manufacturing for you? More and more students are answering that question with a “maybe” or a “yes” than ever before. And why not? Modern manufacturing facilities offer opportunities that didn’t exist just a decade or so ago. In the not-too-distant past, students were often faced with a simple choice: go to
Many younger people who grew up with computers believe that advanced electronics, powered by integrated circuits more commonly known as semiconductors, have mostly been the specialty of Asian countries, like China, Japan, and Taiwan. Some might be surprised to learn that the first semiconductors were developed by engineers in the United States. Indeed, semiconductor manufacturing
Have you sensed the transition that appears to be taking place across the country regarding how people view industrial jobs? For years, the path to life and career success has been firmly routed through four-year colleges. Recently, however, many have started to realize that a college degree is not only costly, but also not a
