Matthew Kirchner

Matthew Kirchner Columnist

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13 Tips for the Perfect Trade Show Booth

Here are some tips to step up your game at your next trade show.

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Do Your Team Members Know Your Parts?

When team members understand how the components they produce fit into the end product, it can make the team feel more invested in what they’re doing.

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Waking Up to a World Without Manufacturing

The world now knows what those of us in the manufacturing sector have known all along: the incredible importance of U.S. manufacturing to the overall economy. 

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New Software Never Solved a Problem. Ever.

Without planning, process, execution and discipline, investing in new software is a waste of money and time.

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The Consolation Hire

Never, ever settle for the wrong team member. Always, always have the discipline to wait for the right candidate and have a strategy to aggressively seek them out.

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A Gold Standard Industrial Engineer

Here’s how to define what we call a “Gold Standard Industrial Engineer.”

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Preparing the Next Generation of Machining Talent: Q&A with FANUC America’s Joe Baldiga

What are FANUC and the machining industry doing to address the shortage of skilled manufacturing talent? We sat down with Joe Baldiga, who leads FANUC America’s efforts in Certified CNC Education and Workforce Solutions, to find out.

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How AI Will Revolutionize Your Business: 11 Predictions

Artificial Intelligence is already revolutionizing manufacturing. Small- and medium-sized businesses that ignore its impact do so at their own peril.

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Avoiding Webinar Disasters

Putting together a successful webinar requires a little preparation and know-how. Here are some tips.

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Industry 4.0 Commonality Across Sectors

As Industry 4.0 technology advances, manufacturers should be open to importing talent from other sectors (retail, hospitality, health care and more) into the world of machining. The technologies in other sectors have more in common with ours than one might think.

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On Race and Manufacturing

Racial inequality is everyone’s problem and we don’t have to agree on all of the answers in order to get started on some of them.

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TikTok, Manufacturing and Data Analytics

Small to midsize manufacturers have scores of data available to them and can leverage it in much the same way that billion-dollar conglomerates do

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