Chad Foster knows the value of the degrees that students earn in Pittsburg State’s Architectural Manufacturing Management & Technology program.

Over the next decade it is expected that 3.4 million manufacturing jobs will have to be filled. The news of more job availability indicates the growth of manufacturing, but companies face a major problem. Despite the large projection in the number of jobs, 2 million are expected to remain empty due to the large skills gap. There will be 2.7 million baby boomers in manufacturing that will retire, but only 1.4 million jobs will then be filled.

How do you make the decision to purchase a new machine?

The global MDF market amounted to 99.6M cubic meters in 2017, posting solid gains over the last ten years.

Through the years I have dulled a lot of bandsaw blades on my sawmill, and for the longest time, I have struggled with keeping them sharp. I have tried multiple tools and methods to get this done, but only within the last year do I feel like I have found a good solution.

Engineered wood manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific announced it would provide $250,000 in support of Hurricane Florence disaster relief efforts in North Carolina.

The defect of splitting is the result of drying after the product is made.

Grip Metal has successfully tested on wooden boards for shelves and tabletops with a major furniture manufacturer

The body of a missing Turkish man, found to be murdered more than 40 years ago on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, was recently discovered after a seed from a fig in his stomach grew into a tree.