When Donald Trump announced his grandiose plan for trade tariffs on April 2, 2025 some people cringed, others cheered, and a few called their lawyers. One of those was Rick Woldenberg, the CEO of a family-owned company in Vernon Hills, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. His firm, Learning Resources, outsources…
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PODCASTS

Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259

Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258

Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257 (Reupload)

The Turnaround Formula, with Neil Lansing-EP 256 (Reupload)

Running a CNC Swiss Medical Shop, with Shawn Gaskin–Ep. 161

Attached to Multi-Spindles, with Elliott May—EP. 143

Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224

Is 2025 the End of Cam Screw Machines? EP 257
Industry News
ATMAE Announces 2012 Conference Student Competition Winners in Robotics, Technology and Applied Engineering
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EXAIR’s new Pico Super Air Nozzle™, at only 5mm in diameter, is one of the…
MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel– Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) and Objet Ltd. today announced the completion…




