AP&T Group

None | October 22, 2015

For the year, U.S. stock market performance has been dominated by health care and consumer discretionary stocks, whereas energy, basic materials and industrial stocks have underperformed the market. As the economy continues to gradually improve, industrials (and in particular manufacturing stocks) should begin to see improved performance as demand for their products and services increases....

None | May 07, 2014

American manufacturers are increasingly finding that prospective workers do not have the skill set required to perform necessary job functions, such as basic math and computer abilities. The so-called “skills gap,” if unresolved, could compromise manufacturers’ ability to stay competitive, according to some industry leaders....

None | July 23, 2014

Unlike other teenagers’ summer jobs, Brett Fledderman’s begins at 6 o’clock in the morning, has him programming metal stamping equipment and pays $9 an hour, well above his home state Indiana’s $7.25 minimum. The 17-year-old is part of a new job training program in Batesville in which local businesses, the community college and the high school collaborate to ready a new field of talent for jobs in manufacturing....

Keppel Offshore & Marine, Lloyd's Register | January 14, 2020

Keppel Offshore & Marine has received Lloyd’s Register LR Certification to additively manufacture offshore grade steel with a 3D printing technology from Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology SIMTech. The certification was granted after assessing Keppel O&M’s production processes, from design to post-processing and testing. Partnering with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore NTU Singapore and SIMTech’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research A*STAR...