MANUFACTURING GEEK

W. Edwards Deming, one of the major influences on manufacturing as we know it today, noted, "Innovation comes from the producer, not the customer." To me, that comment has the seed of why innovators need to be wary of looking… Read more... The posts I've been writing this month relate to lessons one learns from history, and how they can be applied to manufacturing. The fact is that manufacturing has played a vital role in America from the get-go, and our leaders'… Read more... An article by Rob Wile on Business Insider touts 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), as the technology that could have the biggest effect on American jobs since offshoring. According to a Credit Suisse forecast, AM could sustain… Read more