Closing the Skilled Workforce Gap
U.S. manufacturers in all industries will face a shortage of 2.1 million workers by 2030, according to the National Association of Manufacturing. Young people aren’t eager to fill that gap; a 2021 study...
2024 State of the Industry Report
The U.S. economy did better than expected in 2023, avoiding a recession that many experts predicted. Inflation fell, jobs increased and manufacturing investments spiked. But if there’s a theme for 2024 it...
Promising Polymers
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has manufactured more than 40,000 nacelles for dozens of military and commercial aircraft programs. Building on that expertise, a team at the aerospace and defense supplier...
Benchmark Your Company’s Sustainability Program
After launching ACMA’s sustainability program in 2020, we learned how important it is to ask industry members the right questions and listen carefully to their responses. The association’s objective is to...
Be an Industry Leader, Not a Lagger
Four-time Stanley Cup winner Wayne Gretsky is well-known for saying, “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” The quote is frequently used because it’s true. Most of us are good at...
Separating Opportunities from the Noise in Election Year Washington
As Washington moves into an election year, news will quickly shift to focus on the latest from the campaign trail. Election years bring about unique challenges to those of us working to help U.S. composites...
