Jim Vinoski

Contributor|Manufacturing

I've spent decades in the "trenches" of manufacturing, focused on engineering, operations, and management. My career has taken me from plant floors to corporate boardrooms with such companies as Ralston-Purina and General Mills, and I've helped make everything from plastic to

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1,023 viewsMar 18, 2024

The Case For Bullishness On 3D Printing

The seeming pall over additive manufacturing in recent years had real causes, but the long-term outlook is still bright for this newest manufacturing technology.

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156,231 viewsFeb 29, 2024

German Deindustrialization Is A Wake-Up Call For U.S. Manufacturers

The woes of BASF and many other manufacturers in Germany due to government energy policies should have American industry taking notice.

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1,664 viewsJan 25, 2024

Covid Is Fading, But Reshoring Isn’t

Recent geopolitical disruptions have kept up the momentum the pandemic began toward bringing manufacturing back to America from overseas.

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1,870 viewsDec 29, 2023

Here’s How Manufacturers Are Leveraging AI

Only 19% have any plans for factory floor AI use at all Still, you should be studying how others in industry are already benefiting from this breakthrough technology, ...

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3,865 viewsDec 22, 2023

Vacom’s New U.S. HQ Is Another Win In Montana’s Manufacturing Blitz

The German producer of components for high-tech clean room vacuum systems announced it will be building a new facility in Lewistown, Montana.