Ethan Karp

Contributor|Manufacturing

I am the President and CEO of non-profit consulting group MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network. Prior to joining MAGNET in 2013, I worked with Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Co. I received undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and physics from Miami

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807 viewsMay 13, 2024

Why The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Should Be A Wakeup Call About Declining Infrastructure

When it works, infrastructure is an afterthought. Which is perhaps why the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore came as such a shock.

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1,328 viewsApr 16, 2024

Where Boeing Went Wrong And What Manufacturers Can Learn From It

Quality control is very much engrained in a company's culture. Manufacturers should hold high quality as a core value and make sure their teams live it day-in and-out.

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770 viewsMar 26, 2024

How Will You Know When Manufacturing’s AI Revolution Arrives? You May Not

AI is having a tremendous impact on manufacturers across the U.S., and most analyses put it among the industries that will experience the most benefit from AI.

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1,568 viewsMar 11, 2024

Four Years On, Did The Pandemic Make American Manufacturing More Resilient?

March 11 marks the four-year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. What effect has it had on the supply chain?

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981 viewsFeb 21, 2024

What People Don’t Know About Manufacturing Is Hurting Us

Over the past decade or more, the continued technological advancements within manufacturing have grown at odds with the public’s understanding—or lack thereof.