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Robots Could Defuse ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ in Manufacturing

June 2, 2017

NEW YORK--Industrial robots could help counter aging demographics in German and Japanese factories.


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Boeing’s Retiring Boomers Underscore US Manufacturing Plight

January 2, 2017
SEATTLE—About 35 percent of the 29,645 machinists in Boeing’s Seattle industrial hub are 55 or older.
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GM Worker Logs 40 Years at Texas Assembly Plant

January 28, 2016

ARLINGTON, TX—When James Humes began working at GM’s assembly plant here, many of his colleagues weren’t even born yet.


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Automotive Supplier Addresses Aging Workforce

Automotive Supplier Addresses Aging Workforce

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Jim Camillo
October 2, 2015

Continental AG’s long-term commitment to age-stable ergonomics pays big dividends to the company and all of its workers.


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U.S. Manufacturing Faces Brain Drain

November 6, 2013

NEW YORK—Almost 80 percent of the current manufacturing workforce is between the ages of 45 and 65, says a new report from ThomasNet.com. One-third are between 55 and 64 years old and starting to look toward retirement. Yet more than three-quarters of the manufacturers in the study said that fewer than 25 percent of their employees are under age 30, and most don’t see that changing anytime soon.


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Worker Found Dead at Chrysler Plant

July 1, 2013

WARREN, MI—A 61-year-old worker was found dead Saturday while working at Chrysler’s truck assembly plant here. The man, who is not being identified, was working on the line performing a weld-check when he was discovered at 10:30 a.m. slumped over.


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New Hampshire Struggles to Fill Factory Jobs

January 2, 2013

CONCORD, NH—New Hampshire manufacturers are struggling with the dual threat of an aging skilled workforce and a lack of qualified factory workers.


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Accommodating Older Workers

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Jim Camillo
June 1, 2012
Ergonomics helps manufacturers meet an ongoing challenge: helping assemblers age productively.


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