Supporting the next generation of innovators
Not to sound like a broken record, but hiring and retaining employees is still the No. 1 issue keeping business owners up at night....
AGMA answers workforce development challenge with redeveloped training courses
The word workforce has become a catalyst for anxiety for so many employers in the U.S. and all around the world. In manufacturing, the...
Gen Z is interested in manufacturing, so why aren’t they working in the field?
Any reader of this magazine can immediately tell you — backed by data or anecdotes — that the manufacturing industry is hurting for workers,...
Phishing attacks are ruining manufacturing – and it might be your fault
IBM recently released its X-Force Threat Intelligence Index for 2024. The report concludes that, for the third straight year, manufacturing is the unfortunate recipient...
Getting into gears: The difficulty of becoming a gear engineer with a standard educational...
A month ago, I sat down with Mark Frost, a master’s student studying robotics and automation at Oregon State University and the individual responsible...
Self marketing 101: Using video to increase your brand awareness for $0
Marketing yourself on social media can seem impenetrable even to those who grew up with it. There are algorithms, analytics, and hundreds of other...
How to make blue collar work appeal to younger generations
Blue collar work has an image problem. In a recent report by Jobber, 74 percent of Gen Z respondents said there is a negative...
How manufacturers can attract and retain Millennials and Gen Z talent
Analyzing the past three years of Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, Awardco recently found that the manufacturing industry is hemorrhaging talent; 2020 had a...
Friction isn’t only bad for gears: Modernizing the AGMA’s digital assets
At the start of 2024, the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) released a new suite of digital assets: a redesigned website and a mobile...
What does being 108 years old mean? What one trade association has done to...
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) turns 108 years old this year. There are about 90,000 trade and professional associations in the U.S., and...
Education in manufacturing: Some ideas to help train your workforce
It is well known the manufacturing industry, regardless of sector, is having a workforce issue. There are not enough people to fill the jobs...
Welcome to M+P Tech Expo and beyond
Many businesses consider October the end of their year (at least fiscally). At the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA), we see this as the...
Motion + Power Technology Expo: Networking, education, and more
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) historically has been linked to standards development that grew from demand in the automotive industry more than a...
Free gear education, webinars, economic reports – What are you waiting for?
It is already August. For those of you who run off the fiscal year, you have about one month to get all your hopes...
The association that actually knows you
I am sitting in Cicero, Illinois, right now, typing away on my laptop at a member’s office, writing this article. Milan’s Machining & Gear...
Who is Ronald Wayne, and what does he have to do with MPT Expo?
The Motion + Power Technology Expo (MPT Expo) is happening October 17-19 in Detroit, Michigan, this year. At AGMA, we have a lot of...
AGMA member benefits help companies forecast on macro and micro levels
How will the recent bank problems play out to the wider economy? What impacts, if any, will be felt by manufacturing? As the war...
Time off should be a comfort, not a punishment
As I sit at breakfast this morning enjoying the calm before the storm that is coming from the AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting, I couldn’t help...
Marketing is not optional for 2023
As a word-of-mouth industry, gear manufacturers and suppliers have historically relied on their niche, close-knit relationships to sell products. Those days are gone. We...
Four truths facing the global power transmission industry
The year 2023 will be momentous for the gear industry as we experience volume and demand pressure, company consolidations, global market expansions, and continued...
