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What Is a Smart Factory, and Is It Right for Your Business?
Manufacturers are always looking for ways they can increase their profit margins and streamline processes. With the prices of shipping and raw materials increasing, this is not an easy task. But advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial...
Five Ways For Small Manufacturing Companies To Cut Costs And Stay Competitive
But by finding ways of cutting costs, small manufacturers can invest those savings into areas like marketing. They may even be able to pass on their savings to their customers. In turn, it will be easier to make a splash in the industry and remain competitive. So, if...
Small Business Cybersecurity Resilience in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Commerce was awarded Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The funds were used to create the Small business Cybersecurity Resilience in Maryland (SCRIM) program, which includes...
The Future of Manufacturing Technology in 2023
The biggest surprise of 2022 was the large-scale uptake of digital technologies by manufacturers, many of which had previously been reluctant to change their traditional time-honed production methods. Today, the formerly rare choice to use machine learning for factory...
Poll: How U.S. CEOs Are Modernizing the Industry
American CEOs are committed to reshoring their operations in the coming years, according to a Xometry poll in collaboration with John Zogby Strategies and Forbes released last week. In fact, the “Building American Manufacturing Resilience” poll indcates that 95% of...
The Next Generation of American Manufacturing is High-Tech
The U.S. Navy is beginning to build 12 top-of-the-line nuclear submarines, with the first one scheduled to be completed by 2027. But it is missing a critical ingredient: many of an estimated 50,000 skilled workers to get the job done. It also lacks a reliable supply...
Top Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2022
Now that 2023 is here, we’re looking back on 2022’s top tech trends in manufacturing. The NAM’s digital transformation arm, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, and its innovation management division, the Innovation Research Interchange, gave us an overview. Read...
Made in Frederick: Phoenix Mecano
Phoenix Mecano is a value-added manufacturer of the Swiss-based holding company Phoenix Mecano Group. Through their Rose Industrial Enclosures, Bopla Electronic Enclosures, and RK Rose+Krieger product lines, they have been protecting and moving the world’s...
‘Tis the Season to Shop Maryland with Pride
Show some love for hometown businesses. They employ our family members and friends. Shop Maryland With Pride. Winter Holiday Shopping Guide
Made in Frederick Campaign Earns ‘Champion of Manufacturing’ Honor
The Frederick County Office of Economic Development’s campaign to highlight local manufacturers has been named a 2022 Champion of Maryland Manufacturing. The Regional Manufacturing Institute recognized the MadeinFrederickMD.com website at its annual celebration on...