CMTC Manufacturing Blog

Lean provides a powerful production formula for doing more with less by working smarter. From the Japanese term “muda,” meaning waste, lean manufacuturing reduces activities that ...

Word is traveling fast about a major new development that will impact the California manufacturing sector in 2015. You may’ve heard about it through the grapevine, your registrar, ...

On January 20, 2015, the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) held its sixth annual Latino Business Awards luncheon and ceremony at the LA Hotel Downtown. The Latino Business ...

California Human Resources laws, regulations, and guidelines for employers are complicated. State and federal regulatory organizations mandate employers to complete certain legal ...

Jim Watson, President and CEO of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) was recently interviewed about what the manufacturing sector would look like in 2015 – in ...

CONSISTENCY, COMPLIANCE, OBJECTIVITY. These three core values should comprise your attitude and approach to complication-free and effective hiring. A slow yet steady recovery from ...

We thought you might be interested to know about the current state of California manufacturing and how it measures up against manufacturing sectors in other states. Does ...

In a 2012 article by Brad Hart, Forbes magazine touted additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, as a “game changer.” The author stated, “The possibilities are endless, and the ...

As we emerge from the Great Recession, we are growing increasingly optimistic about our job prospects as engineers, software developers, technicians, designers, and so forth. Some ...

On December 11, 2014, President Barack Obama announced investment measures to stimulate cutting-edge innovation and apprenticeship programs for American employees in order to ...

The workforce skills gap is a continuing source of discussion and worry for many of California’s manufacturers. It is not surprising this is the case if you consider the following ...