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AMT executive appointed to National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers board of directors
Today, AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and NCATC, the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers, announced that Greg Jones, vice president, Smartforce Development, AMT, was elected to the NCATC board of directors ...
AMT Tech Trends: Automation Boom(er)
Episode 52: Stephen tears off into a rant about self-checkout and how without it we wouldn’t have curbside pickup at grocery stores. Benjamin shares some vehicle performance data from his recent road trip to Tail of the Dragon. Ben then introduces ...
Transforming Technologies, Transforming Lives
Classroom curriculum is adapting to keep pace with industry and accommodate the tech that will soon be ubiquitous at companies of all sizes. These technologies usher in a game-changing era.
From Blooming to Booming: 5 Takeaways from AMT’s Recent Economic Webinar
AMT’s recent economic webinar featured Mark Killion with Oxford Economics. He shared the many positive economic indicators – and the few potential pitfalls – to look out for in the final quarter of 2021 and into 2022.
Transforming the Foundational Frameworks of CTE
As transformational technologies take hold and impact the ways that we manufacture things, and as a Manufacturing Career Cluster Sponsor of SkillsUSA, AMT will continue to advocate for new CTE programs at schools.
Full House for IMTS 2022!
McCormick Place resumes conferences, including the venue’s biggest event: IMTS 2022, Sept 12-17. Check it out! See how you can connect with the biggest names and smallest of innovators in manufacturing technology right now.
AMT Tech Trends: Cam Shafted
Episode 51: Ben and Steve share their pre-college manufacturing and tradecraft education and experiences. Stephen claims Boston is the new Switzerland in terms of precision manufacturing. Benjamin talks about the precision of manufacturing electric...
Manufacturing as Economic Foundation
Automation is imperative because one of the only ways the U.S. can remain competitive given wage differentials between countries is by increasing productivity.
Don’t Forget: Road Warriors Still Need Pit Stops on the Virtual Highway
We need a little downtime to refocus; if we don’t, the increased stress caused by this need to intensely focus during a virtual meeting will cause our brains to become fatigued.