Automation Chat

News Alert: Manufacturing & Automation, February 2025

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In this February 2025 news alert, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck reports on issues affecting manufacturers and producers every day, including:

  • Looming 25% tariffs on semiconductors, automotive and pharmaceuticals.
  • Food manufacturing industry trends.
  • The most in-demand manufacturing jobs of 2025.
  • Projected market growth for PLCs and servo motors & drives.
  • Scholarships for students going into manufacturing.
  • And more.

    • And as always, get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.

    Resources from this episode:

    • Apply for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association manufacturing students SparkForce summer/fall 2025 scholarships.
    • Learn about the Pepperl+Fuchs and Rockwell Automation ThinManager partnership.
    • Download the 2024 Rockwell Automation Sustainability Report.
    • Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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