Advocacy

Accelerating AI to accelerate productivity and efficiency 

Gallup finds the employees use AI mostly for ideation (41%), information consolidation (39%) and task automation (39%). Nearly half (49%) […]


11.21.2024

November ’24 at-a-glance … energy

Final energy-efficiency standards for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (CRE), Automatic Commercial Ice Makers (ACIM) and Walking Coolers/Freezers are with the White […]


11.21.2024

November ’24 at-a-glance … environment

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, imported or domestically manufactured stand-alone retail food refrigeration units must use a refrigerant with a GWP […]


11.21.2024

November ’24 at-a-glance … regulations

The new Department of Labor overtime rule set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025 has been overturned. U.S. District Judge […]


11.21.2024

Shaking Up the Factory Floor with Digital and AI 

The Boston Consulting Group (BCP) reports that despite all the benefits digital and AI can deliver on the shop floor, most manufacturers […]


10.23.2024

TLC meets Oct. 29 

There is still time to register for NAFEM’s Technical Liaison Committee (TLC) meeting Tuesday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m. – noon, […]


10.23.2024

Join NAFEM’s monthly Advocacy Update webinars  

NAFEM Advocacy Update webinars are usually held the first Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. Central. However, there will […]


10.23.2024

Advocacy Action Center is easier than ever to access 

At the request of members who want to engage their associates in advocacy efforts, we’ve moved the Advocacy Action Center […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at a glance … taxes, tariffs & trade

Late last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final determinations in the antidumping investigations of aluminum extrusions […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at-a-glance … supply chain 

Following agreement by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to a 63% wage increase over six years, the International Longshoremen’s […]


10.23.2024