Today we’re providing a grab-bag of articles on what’s happening in the manufacturing industry.

BTW, if you don’t know much about Twitter and wonder why folks older than 25 use it, Twitter is a great way to see what’s currently going on in the industry.

Simply use a hashtag to search for things you may be interested in like #mfg or #manufacturing, #fluidpower, #automation, #hydraulics, #pneumatics, #foodsafety, etc. Many of the industry's suppliers are on Twitter. Just a sampling of what you’ll find on the Twitter feed:

Manufacturing Technology Trends Shaping the Industry by Manufacturing.Net

How Technology and People Are Steering Manufacturing's Future by Automation World

Five Myths and Facts About Robotics Technology Today by IEEE Spectrum

EverFi and the NAM Launch Future Careers Initiative - Program to Focus on Critical Skills Shortage by National Association of Manufacturers

UPS Purchasing Insights Study: An Industrial Buyer's Mindset by Tribute, Inc.

A changing fluid power workforce requires adaptation in sales by Fluid Power World

Emerging Opportunities in Automation by the Association for Advancing Automation

If you’re on Twitter, take the opportunity to follow Tribute, Inc. @TributeInc.