iemens hosted more than 130 girls in grades 5-12 and their parents at the Siemens West Chicago plant on Friday, March 13 for the 11th annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering,” an evening where young women conduct design experiments, tour the factory and learn about careers in STEM and the manufacturing industry. “I like to […]
AbbVie plans to expand of one of its existing sites in Barceloneta with an estimated investment of $30 million. The expansion will add to Puerto Rico’s capabilities as a manufacturing destination for biotechnology and is expected to create up to 100 new jobs over the next two years, according to a press release. “AbbVie’s expansion […]
In a recently updated WARN filing, Actavis announced it is eliminating more than 400 jobs as part of previously announced plans to consolidate operations following last February’s Forest Laboratories acquisition. Last week, Actavis updated its Long Island, NY, layoff count to 412, with the majority of the jobs in commercial packaging operations. Last November, Actavis […]
China-based WuXi PharmaTech has announced construction of a new, 145,000-square-foot cGMP facility in Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, for the manufacture of cell therapy products. The new facility will be WuXi’s third cell therapy manufacturing facility in Philadelphia, when it becomes operational by mid-2016. It will provide single-source contract development and cGMP manufacturing capabilities to support the rapidly […]
here’s good news and bad news for the American manufacturing industry. The good news is that the auto industry has slowly but surely bounced back from the economic crisis, adding 350,000 jobs since 2009. While the number of jobs has increased, the wages for manufacturing workers have not; they sit at the lower half of […]
Overview: Monitoring and managing operations, as well as energy consumption is a key component of enterprise asset management (EAM) systems. However, rising energy costs and pricey new equipment make it a challenge for manufacturer to get the best return on their investment. Here we explore how to get the best ROI with process manufacturing enterprise […]
Are your engineers exhausted? By Dirk Willard from: Chemical Processing “I work over 60 hour a week. It’s a contest to see who leaves the parking lot last around here,” I was told with a smile. I was interviewing for a job and the young engineer I was speaking to was the third person to […]
Position Responsibilities: The IT System Analyst position combines Supply Chain knowledge and IT system knowledge with an understanding of best-practices in supporting the Global Serialization Program. The role requires a strong technical and analytical background as well as the ability to design and develop appropriate business solutions. Recommend, implement and deliver technology solutions based on […]
Process Controls Engineer Honeywell – Metropolis, IL It’s an exciting time to join Honeywell. Selected candidate will have an opportunity to showcase their Process Controls Engineer engineering skills in a challenging position at our Metropolis. Illinois, Plant. Honeywell Performance Materials & Technologies is a global leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials, including fluorine […]
The one who makes things worse Every committee or organization has at least one well-meaning person who is pushing to make things more average. “On behalf of the masses, the uncommitted, the ones who don’t care, we need to dumb this down, smooth out the edges and make it more average. We need to oversimplify […]