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Why almost every pair of jeans has a zipper that says ‘YKK’

If you look closely at the zipper on your pants right now, odds are that it has 3 letters engraved on the tab: "YKK." But what does it mean?

Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

How To Rent An Apartment with Low Income Or No Income At All

Here are some of the tried and tested work around to rent an apartment with low or no income at all.

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

Could art save the Australian manufacturing industry?

Australian governments should be targeting the innovation capability of the creative industries to strengthen the Australian manufacturing industry.

How Big is the Cannabis Manufacturing Industry?

A new special report by Powder & Bulk Solids and Packaging Digest offers a look at the scale of America's cannabis manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing industry management benefits from IoT

One of the more popular solutions in the manufacturing industry is using the Internet of Things (IoT) to turbocharge equipment in facilities.

The role of the internet of things in changing the face of the manufacturing industry

The Internet of Things (IoT) has reshaped retail and commerce, with the manufacturing industry using innovative ways of producing goods.

Rare Pearls? Women in the Manufacturing Industry

The manufacturing industry overall is still learning the benefits of adding women to shop floors and the executive suite. Read more from ITI Manufacturing.

Transforming the manufacturing industry with internet-of-things

YOUR MONEY with Mark: Why the U.S. manufacturing industry isn’t growing

Although the U.S. economy is still strong, the manufacturing industry is under 'tremendous pressure'.

Why the US Manufacturing Industry Needs More Positivity Injected

The web is littered with news stories ‘attacking’ the state of the US manufacturing industry. Let’s inject some positivity into the US manufacturing sector...

Is the manufacturing industry ready for the fourth industrial revolution?

Pushing past the clouds of confusion is critical to the manufacturing industry embracing 4IR

Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Industries Trends & Challenges

The next several years will bring about the “digital Transformation” of manufacturing industries. This will touch nearly every aspect of business as existing systems, jobs, and business processes are instrumented, redefined, and optimized with artificial intelligence.

Fraud Prevention Check-up for Manufacturing Industry

According to the 2014 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, a study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the typical organization loses 5% of revenues to fraud each year and the median fraud loss in the manufacturing industry is $250,000. Billing schemes, corruption (kickbacks/conflicts of interest) and theft of non-cash assets are the most prevalent types of fraud in the manufacturing industry…

Will Robotics Save the Manufacturing Industry?

Experts explain how robotics manufacturing and Industry 4.0 will reshape U.S. factories, the workforce, and the way that companies do business.

Can The National Spotlight On The Manufacturing Industry Change Public Sentiment Overnight?

Can The National Spotlight On The Manufacturing Industry Change Public Sentiment Overnight?

Moisture Measurement Solutions for Concrete, Animal Feed, Grain, Sugar and other manufacturing...

Microwave moisture measurement solutions for Concrete, Sand, Animal Feed and Sugar

Do These 3 Things to Attract More Women to the Manufacturing Industry

Labor Temps, a leading staffing and recruiting agency to the manufacturing industry, discusses what employers can do to attract more women to the manufacturing industry.

In The Manufacturing Industry? These Top 10 Blogs Should Be On Your Reading List

If you’re a manufacturer or someone within the manufacturing industry, we recommend tabbing these sites. Follow them on Twitter, join their LinkedIn and Facebook groups, subscribe to their blogs...