Enjoy Manufacturing Month, Then Plan Carefully for 2021
October 14, 2020 Stay informed with MetalForming's newsletter
Enjoy Manufacturing Month, Then Plan Carefully for 2021 |
As the economy continues to recover in the wake of COVID-19, our industry’s skills shortage and its ramifications will again become apparent. That said, fall begins the 2021 budgeting season for many manufacturers, and as noted in a September blog post by McKinsey & Company, “the financial-planning process for 2021 presents an opportunity to turn hard-earned lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic into an enduring exercise in linking strategy to value.” The business-as-usual budgeting process no longer suffices. |
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Two Companies Recognized for Their Reshoring Success |
Die-Tech
& Engineering, Wyoming, MI, and Trenton Forging Co., Trenton, MI,
have received the 2020 National Metalworking Reshoring Award in
recognition of their success in bringing manufacturing back to the
United States. The 2020 award was presented virtually on the IMTS
Network on September 15 by Harry Moser, founder and president of the
Reshoring Initiative. |
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Metal Stamping and Tool & Die Conference Now Includes Lubrication Technology |
New for 2021, PMA’s Metal Stamping and Tool & Die Conference is adding lubrication technology to the event. The conference, produced by the Precision Metalforming Association and MetalForming magazine in
partnership with the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers,
will feature keynote presentations and breakout educational sessions on
stamping, tool and die, and lubrication. |
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Upcoming Issues |
November
- Die Protection/Press Controls
- Mechanical Presses
- Waterjet Cutting
- Laser Cutting
- Resistance Welding
- Safety Update
December
- Pressroom Automation
- Sensors/Controls
- Arc Welding
- CNC Punching
- Women of Excellence Recognition
- Quality/Inspection
- Materials & Coatings
- Additive Manufacturing
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Industry-Related Terms: Bar Coding,
Blanking,
Breakout,
Center,
CNC,
Die,
Download,
Forming,
Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW,
Grinding,
Hydraulic Press,
LASER,
Run,
Scrap,
Stainless Steel,
Stroke,
SurfaceView Glossary of Metalforming Terms Technologies:
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