On this Fourth of July, Pittsburgh is enjoying national attention following the President’s recent visit to announce the launch of the nation’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national investment in technology. Its goal is to enhance our global manufacturing competitiveness, “by helping U.S. manufacturers reduce costs, improve quality, and accelerate product development.” The overall message was clear: the future of American manufacturing depends on innovation.
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
For too long, most American manufacturers have settled for the status quo, believing that the way they were operating was good enough. It has taken the pressure of overwhelming global competition to give us the reality check that the old ways just won’t cut it anymore. Our manufacturers need better ways to manage their costs and quality to remain competitive, and not just so that our economy thrives. Our national security–the Independence our forefathers fought for and that we celebrate today–depends on it.
The good news is that innovation has never stopped in America, and it is still at the heart of companies like IQity. We know that the old methods that were once new and exciting are being eclipsed by new technologies. Remember when business owners beamed with pride when they installed their first license-based software on their very own site-based servers? It wasn’t that long ago, but the world has been changing at an increasingly rapid pace, and no sector more so than technology.
With the advent of cloud-computing and new leaps in predictive analytics, companies now have new options for how they manage their operations. The timing is right to usher in a new American age of advanced manufacturing practices.
So IQity applauds the creation of the AMP. My team and I look forward to working with partners in government, academia, and industry to expedite the distribution of these much-needed advancements, and to train skilled manufacturing teams to use them. I am proud to be starting this process in Pittsburgh, a city that remains one of our nation’s most important centers of manufacturing innovation.
Happy Independence Day.
