The Industry Digest: Help the manufacturing industry by recycling your old electronics
The internet is a vast space that is filled with rabbit holes, endless search results, and adorable cat videos that will consume your entire day in a flash. Finding the information and insights you need to improve productivity and efficiency at your facility can be daunting. Luckily, Plant Services is here to help. We search the web and curate the industry perspectives, trends, and topics that will affect you and your industry. Here are a few of our favorite stories from this week.
Uncle Sam Wants You To Recycle The Dead Cellphones And Laptops In Your Junk Drawer [Forbes]
Looking for a solution to the supply chain issues plaguing lithium-ion battery manufacturers? The answer may be hidden in your junk drawer. Americans’ reluctance to part with their obsolete devices, including laptops, cellphones, and tablets, may be preventing the development and implementation of new technologies.
3 Ways to Overcome Lunar New Year Supply Chain Hurdles [Thomas]
The Lunar New Year is a time for festive traditions and celebrations, but if you haven’t prepared, it could wreak havoc on your supply chains. Many facilities in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and other countries close during the holiday, and often take time until they are back at full capacity. This article highlights 3 steps you can take to help avoid potential problems.
5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2023 [Association of Equipment Manufacturers]
January is the time for resolutions and predictions, and the manufacturing industry is no exception. While there is no way to predict the future, with the right information and insight, you can spot trends and use them to your advantage. This article highlights five AEM staff members and lists their top trends for 2023.
How Manufacturers Can Improve Collaboration With Their Suppliers [Forbes]
Building a strong relationship with your suppliers used to be a lofty goal, but in an industry facing countless supply chain disruptions, this relationship may prove to be more important than ever. This article outlines three methods manufacturers can use to foster collaboration with their suppliers.
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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