The manufacturers who need artificial intelligence the most are usually the least confident about where to start. A simple pyramid — and a genuinely un-ambitious first ninety days — is what closes that gap. The vast majority of smaller companies are not competing...
U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Brad Zaun visited Barron Industries Monday, August 24, to recognize the family-owned advanced manufacturer as the SBA Great Lakes Region Small Business Manufacturer of the Year and tour its expanding...
Welcome to the Great Hiring Disconnect. On Monday morning, a manufacturing executive shared something we hear almost every day: “We have great jobs. We pay well. We just can’t find qualified people.” Less than twenty-four hours later, an experienced engineer told us...
Small manufacturers can get more value from AI by resisting expensive, cutting-edge projects and instead building the fundamentals—standardized processes, basic digitalization, operational visibility, and practical AI assistants—through a focused, low-cost first 90 days.
Automation Alley member Barron Industries has been named the SBA Great Lakes Region Small Business Manufacturer of the Year as the Michigan-based company expands U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing through a new $10 million advanced manufacturing center and added titanium casting capabilities.
The “Great Hiring Disconnect” isn’t simply a talent shortage—it reflects hiring processes that prioritize perfect resumés, lengthy interviews, and automation over transferable skills, candidate potential, timely decisions, and human judgment.
