Skilled-trades hiring, the CNC technician shortage, and how Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic manufacturers are staffing their shop floors.
Thirty thousand four hundred. That is how many machinist and tool and die maker openings the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects each year through 2035. The number that…
Read ArticleWith 2026 drawing to a close, manufacturers are already making the hiring and capacity decisions that will define their 2027. The workforce picture heading into next…
Read ArticleNot all manufacturing roles are equally hard to fill. The stubborn shortages cluster in the skilled trades and technical positions — the machinists, programmers, field…
Read ArticleFaced with a persistent talent shortage heading into 2027, many manufacturers pin their hopes on automation: if robots and smart systems do more of the work, the labor…
Read ArticleThe numbers are no longer surprising — they are alarming. A joint study from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute projects the U.S. manufacturing skills gap could…
Read ArticleU.S. manufacturers entered 2026 caught between two forces pulling in opposite directions. Trade policy is pushing production back onto domestic soil faster than anyone…
Read ArticleEvery modern manufacturing operation depends on a role most people outside the industry have never heard of: the machine tool field service engineer. These are the…
Read ArticleThe numbers are stark and getting worse. Nearly half a million U.S. manufacturing positions remain unfilled heading into 2026, and the pipeline of replacements is…
Read ArticleThe help wanted signs tell a story that extends far beyond individual job openings. Across Pennsylvania’s manufacturing corridor, from the precision shops of York County…
Read ArticleEmergency and scheduled field repair, inspection, laser calibration and machine tool upgrades — across Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
