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
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
