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💴 This Week in Manufacturing

We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: good business is about connections. Whether that’s staying connected to your roots in a family business or understanding the intricacies of your supply chain and hiring practices. Today we’re diving into it all!

Our feature company, Best Tool & Engineering, exemplifies today’s qualities. For a family business to triple in size, it must have strong community, employee, and supplier connections.

This week’s podcast episode from The Manufacturing Executive examines a different side of staffing within our ever-changing industry.

Next, our headlines cover increased domestic growth and inter-company connections in chip manufacturing, drone production, and building materials of all types!

Finally, our Fun Fact shows how manufacturing remains open to new ideas with increased job openings nationwide.

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• The Global Effort to Make an American Microchip [The New York Times]

• Terra Drone Corporation Expands into U.S. Market [Drone Life]

• Michigan company expands plastics services [CompanyWeek]

• Intel is planning a sprawling U.S. expansion [Quartz]

• Sublime Systems Receives $87M DOE Investment [North American Clean Energy]

• American steel is more sustainable than ever [The Morning Call]

INDUSTRIAL & EQUIPMENT

♨️ Best Tool & Engineering

Best Tool & Engineering (BTE) is a family-owned and operated plastics injection and welding business in Clinton Township, Michigan.

Joe Cherluck, president and founder of BTE, was the son of a tradesman and tool shop owner, which sparked his interest in manufacturing at an early age.

Best Tool & Engineering offers plastic injection molding, vibration welding, hot plate welding, and tool manufacturing services. The company aims to solve plastics problems for projects in any market.

Upshot: “Plastic Hot plate welding has helped us diversify and grow our business as it is completely different than what our competitors are doing. You can see that by simply Googling hot plate welding in Michigan. We are a top result and we didn’t pay for that spot.”

FROM THE FEED

📱How plastic pallets are made

 🤨 Did You Know?

As of January 2024, there are

622k

open manufacturing roles in the US.

^{Source: National Association of Manufacturers}

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