Articles by SCMFG/Staff

Daedalus Industrial is Hiring

Daedalus Industrial is Hiring! View below for the “Controls Engineer” and “Electrical Engineer” job descriptions and apply today! Controls Engineer Location: Easley, SC Are you an experienced controls engineer searching for the position that would utilize your abilities, as well as remain challenging? Are you looking for…


A Simple Solution for STEM Talent Shortages

In order for the United Nations to achieve its stated Sustainable Development Goals for the future we need to make some big changes. These sustainability goals are focused on increasing the use of clean energy, building more sustainable cities, and improving how we treat our planet. It…


Communication Breakthrough: Do You Know the Platinum Rule?

Join FocalPoint Coaches Jerry Pilewski, Mike Ungar, and John Roney for their next Business Advantage free webinar July 27, 12pm – 1pm.. Communication Breakthrough:  Do You Know the Platinum Rule? Being a versatile and highly skilled communicator is vital in today’s marketplace for success.  Key to this…


SHAW Plant Reduces Costs, Improves Training using Virtual Reality

South Carolina manufacturing companies are finding that Industry 4.0 technology can have immediate financial benefit, and it is not always expensive or difficult to implement. Shaw Industries’ plant in Columbia, S.C. demonstrated this in a recent plant visit from the South Carolina benchmarking group, the OpExChange. Shaw…


Viennetta Wishes, Riunite Dreams

It was purely accidental that I stumbled upon the news. No. Not accidental. It was fate. As I perused the weekly online circular from Publix, an image caught my eye. Assuming I had seen it incorrectly, I zoomed in to double check. Could it be? It was….


Is Your Industrial Wastewater Plant Too Small?

Undersized wastewater plants can disrupt the overall facility process and often force production limitations, which can reduce profits. Under-sizing issues can be identified through expansion audits, the need for a reduction in operational costs or by experiencing shutdowns due to plant capacity issues. If it has been…


3 Things you need to develop long-term relationships

In August, Ginger and I will celebrate 40 years of marriage. We began dating while attending Louisiana Tech University. What started as an acquaintance through a mutual friend group developed into a friendship and culminated in a lifelong committed relationship. In 1981 we were married, sealing our…


Clemson Partners On Underwater Robotics Challenge

Two centers and a nonprofit that are part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education community have created a virtual-reality simulation of an underwater remotely operated vehicle that will make its debut this summer in a global competition. The centers are the Clemson University Center for Workforce…


Freezing atoms seen as ‘cool’ way to advance quantum computing

Two Ph.D. students watched Kai He slip on blue, protective gloves and pour liquid nitrogen into a barrel-shaped vessel, causing chilled vapor to billow over the top and spread across the table like a fog. He, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, was in Clemson…


Nature’s Gift wins CECAS Spark Challenge

A Clemson University student and recent graduate are developing a reusable tampon applicator they said will be cheaper and more comfortable to use than its competitors and help keep waste out of landfills. Claudia Sisk and Marissa Jansen won $2,500 after their product, Nature’s Gift, took first…