As she neared the end of her four-year prison sentence, Amanda Hall experienced tremendous anxiety. She had committed to creating a better life for herself, free of the drugs and bad relationships that resulted in her incarceration, but the list of things she would need to do to reenter society felt neverending.

As we covered in our annual Executive Forecast for 2022, the pandemic may not be at the forefront of everyone’s minds directly, but its ripple effects are still spreading outward. Those ripples are impacting the current state of the industry.

Here are five ways manufacturers can use advancing cloud technology and sensors to quickly boost efficiency of existing workforces and processes. 

The labor shortage within the supply chain will ultimately end up costing manufacturers and the end customer more money as distribution teams continue to be backlogged and understaffed.

The Future Innovators Robotics Showcase is back at PACK EXPO East,where students from Philadelphia-area robotics teams will display their design, engineering and troubleshooting skills.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $12 million funding opportunity for new projects to support R&D and education and workforce development that will enable U.S. manufacturers to increase the recovery, recycling, reuse, and remanufacturing of plastics.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.’s, training and career-advancement programs have been recognized as the best among Rhode Island manufacturers by Providence Business News.