Today is National Skilled Trades Day, a day set aside to bring awareness to the need for skilled workers in the United States. According to a report by Forbes, over 53% of workers employed in a skilled trade are nearing retirement age. But only 1 in 5 graduating high school seniors are pursuing a trade […]
According to economists and researchers at Wall Street’s top investment firms, as the global pandemic loosens its grip on the economy, markets are bracing for what it calls a “supercycle” in commodities. That could mean a high yield for investors, and manufacturers like Control Chief are bracing for an increased demand in industrial remote controls. […]
Product Spotlight: Telechief™ Series Industrial Remote Controls The Telechief series of industrial remote controls by Control Chief are our most affordable remote control system. The rugged, weather resistant remote controls give operators safe, convenient control from up to 328 feet, and can be used in many different applications. The Telechief remote control receivers can be […]
Manufacturing and Automation are often struggling to keep up, because of a shortage in STEM workers, according to this article in Industry Week. For the past 10 years, the U.S. has put a strong focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, but there is still a serious shortage of workers. In the […]
Steel production is up to a five year high globally, according to some recently released statistics. In line with the uptrend in steelmaking, capacity utilization in June increased to 78.5%, the highest level since April 2013 when it was at 80%. The June level was 3.8 percentage points higher than June 2017. Compared to May […]
Large Diameter steel pipes are being dumped and used to manipulate prices, according to the US Department of Commerce. In preliminary ruling Monday, Commerce officials said they are tentatively setting anti-dumping duties of between 3.5% and 132.6% on pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea and Turkey. “The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law […]