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Real Time Monitoring: Empowering Manufacturing Industries with Industry 4.0 Solutions

November 8, 2023 1660

As businesses worldwide move toward Industry 4.0, the fusion of advanced technologies with manufacturing processes takes centre stage. MMA member MN Engineering Solutions Inc. dives into what real-time monitoring entails and how it benefits Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and other manufacturing industries, enhancing production, Original Equipment Equivalent (OEE) and more.
Leverage Industry 4.0 Technologies to Expand Employee Attraction, Preparation and Retention

November 7, 2023 797

When it comes to retention, the problems — and the solutions — often occur in the realms of communication, recognition and mutual respect. There are I4.0 technologies that can, for instance, improve lines of communication between managers and production floor workers or between workers on different shifts. But much of the retention challenges related to I4.0 come from the friction between people and technology.
The Industry 4.0 Revolution

November 7, 2023 1038

As Industry 4.0 technologies continue to revolutionize manufacturing and now that artificial intelligence is at the forefront of upcoming change, manufacturers have found themselves in a position where they can innovate while enhancing efficiency in their workplaces. When coupled with human expertise, automation and AI may change manufacturing in countless ways.
Industry Member Spotlight: Storch Products Inc.

November 7, 2023 855

MMA interview with Industry Member Storch Products Inc.'s President Matt Carr.
Premium Associate Member Spotlight: SensCy

November 7, 2023 717

MMA interview with Premium Associate Member SensCy's CEO Rick Snyder.
Customized Workers’ Comp Insurance Features Safety Recommendations

November 7, 2023 632

While workers’ compensation insurance can help protect employers and workers, prevention and remediation are key to reducing workplace injuries in the first place. Through MMA’s partnership with the MTMIC, members receive a 3 percent discount for workers’ compensation, a dividend program, as well as numerous consultancy services and resources.
Sustainable Technology Creates New Solution for PFAS Reduction

November 7, 2023 739

4never combines the power of Surface Active Foam Fractionation (SAFF®) technology with supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) to provide a local, scalable, closed-loop solution to remove and permanently destroy PFAS. The groundbreaking 4never technology is exclusively provided and operated by MMA’s trusted provider, Heritage-Crystal Clean.
Ford and UAW Reach Historic Agreement

October 26, 2023 995

Ford Motor Company and the UAW reached a tentative agreement 10/25/23, ending the five-week-old strike. While the agreement requires ratification by the UAW rank and file, workers are returning to work already.
UAW Employs New Strike Approach

October 25, 2023 857

Four weeks after the first wave of UAW strikes against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, UAW President Shawn Fain today announced a new phase and a new approach to their strategy.
UAW Abruptly Extends Strike to Ford Kentucky Truck Plant

October 25, 2023 804

UAW President Shawn Fain ordered 8,700 UAW members to walk off the job at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant (heavy duty F-series trucks, Ford and Lincoln large SUVs) last night, expanding the strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis in its fourth week. The decision was abrupt, following a short early-evening meeting between UAW and Ford negotiators, and delivered with fiery rhetoric from Mr. Fain.