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Industry Growth You Need to Know About

Manufacturing is a rollercoaster industry, with prophets and doomsayers focused on the tiny bumps and dips at every turn. But at the end of the day, the industry is showing signs of growth. 

Become BIM-Ready Today — Thomas Enterprise Experts Host Free BIM Webinar

Architects, engineers and contractors in the AEC industry have increased their focus on how they can improve efficiencies and better meet owners’ demands for an ‘as-built’ BIM model at the completion of a project.  Utilizing more manufacturer-specific BIM models, complete with specs, performance characteristics and standards like COBIE, is becoming more important.

These AEC professionals seek products from manufacturers that can deliver the rich and detailed information they need, exactly when it’s needed in their process. To meet these expectations, building product manufacturers need to re-tool and re-think their sales and marketing process to fully adapt to the new demands of BIM.

Growing Your Manufacturing Business: Converting Traffic Into Leads

In our last post, we discussed how to supercharge your website to attract more traffic. But what should you do with all of that traffic once you have it? This week, we addressed the next steps via an online webinar, and today I’ll be recapping some of the main concepts from that presentation.

The Internet of Things is a Buzzword, and Millennials Love Buzzwords

I know — this is just another article on the Internet of Things amidst a sea of articles on the Internet of Things. Just hear me out.

How To Turn Complex Parts into Simple Sales

Digitized information can make the most complex processes simpler and more efficient — especially for complex industrial parts.

By delivering rich and detailed digital product information, manufacturers are increasingly optimizing their product data offerings with CAD files, drawings and configurable components, differentiating their digital customer experience from their competitors.

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.