The Thomas Blog

Want More Leads? Start by Boosting Your Website Traffic

We all want more business opportunities, right? Even if you run a small manufacturing shop with a few big customers, it’s a good idea to have a steady supply of new prospects coming in – just in case. But how can you get their attention?

3 Factors to Consider When Offshoring Your Supply Chain

 In our 2014 Industry Market Barometer survey, 68 percent of manufacturers reported reshoring as an opportunity for additional growth — meaning they’re looking to purchasing pros to keep products “Made in North America.”

Supporting Women in Manufacturing

A previous WiM Summit keynote speaker, Linda Hubbard, Carhartt president and COO, stands with her fellow team members. This year's summit brings speakers from Lexmark, NASA, Ford Motor Company and more.

There’s an alarmingly low rate of women in manufacturing — 27 percent of the workforce, to be exact. As minorities in a big industry, women have sought out a place to find mentorship, support and networking, and they’ve found it in “Women in Manufacturing.”

Thomas And BIMobject Kickstart MEP Partnership

As the commercial construction market rebounds, new projects are being executed using the latest BIM tools.  AEC firms have committed to the BIM process and are increasing their demand for manufacturer-specific BIM objects to meet the demands of their projects. 

The Top Tactical Takeaways for Marketers from INBOUND 2015

HubSpot’s highly successful INBOUND 2015 event may have ended a week ago, but there were simply too many informative nuggets to include in one blog post. So, we’ve gathered together some of the top tactical action items that you can apply to your marketing strategy today.

5 Innovative Technical Advancements in 3D Printing

I have a confession: Before working with manufacturing, I came from the print world. In spending so much time focusing on innovative printing trends, my interest in the latest and greatest 3D printers and processes is ever-present and parallels the industry’s long history with additive manufacturing.

Our Trip to INBOUND 2015: A Twitter Story

Last week, Team Thomas travelled to Boston for HubSpot’s INBOUND 2015 Conference. Everybody who went learned on a variety of topics ranging from data and content to social media and culture. But don’t take our word for it — see what our teams had to say.

New Ideas and Time Tested Strategies at HubSpot’s INBOUND 2015

This week, 25 of Thomas's employees converged in Boston for the premier inbound marketing event, appropriately named INBOUND 2015. The goal? To trade and share marketing wisdom with some of the top names in the industry. The result? Great concepts to apply to our own business strategy and personal lives.

The Stages of STEM: How to Grow Up to Be An Engineer

As autumn approaches and everyone gets back into the education swing, the industry seems more keen than ever to encourage a STEM interest in students.

The hope is that these students will one day find their way into one form of manufacturing or another, and there has been plenty of focus on the Millennial ability to take over businesses when the Baby Boomers retire. However, we should also consider the generations that will come after them and the steps they have to take to be ready for the manufacturing industry.