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
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
Have you been shopping for a new vehicle lately? In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, acquiring a new vehicle—whether brand new or pre-owned—has been a bit of a challenge, as supply chain disruptions led to headaches for car dealers and consumers alike. Those shopping for a new vehicle for the first time in today’s
Have you jumped on the electric vehicle (EV) bandwagon yet? Thanks to government incentives and a warm embrace from auto manufacturers, EVs are more plentiful today than many people thought possible. From fully electric vehicles to hybrid vehicles that combine electric motors with traditional gasoline engines, millions of consumers have already decided that EV technology
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
