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Forty years of data. An opinion on where it’s going.
We don’t just teach plastics; we watch what breaks when the industry changes. Reshoring, AI, 800V electrification and tax policy are rewriting what engineering teams need to know. Here is what our record says about each.
Latest analysis
Six shifts your engineers are already feeling.
Each piece links to the ETS service or guide that acts on it.
The reshoring knowledge gap
Reshoring investment is up; experienced talent isn’t. How bonus depreciation and R&D credits can fund the upskilling new lines need.
Request the white paper →What AI simulation can’t tell you
Simulation is fast but blind to the edge cases that production memory catches. Where AI-driven DFM needs a human validation layer.
AI design validation →800V is rewriting the spec sheet
Higher-voltage architectures are forcing material substitutions most engineers have never had to make.
Read the analysis →PEEK in robotics
At PEEK prices, trial and error is unaffordable. Crystallinity and bonding decisions that make the first production run the right one.
Request the white paper →Training as R&D
A CFO’s guide to documenting engineering training and consulting for federal R&D credits and state grants.
Read the guide →Reactive vs. retainer
When the line stops, the cost of finding an expert dwarfs the cost of already having one. The economics, broken down.
See retainers →Evidence & tools
Proof, not promises.
Published outcomes and free working tools.
Case studies & outcomes
Only evidence already published: client references, seminar testimonials and deliverable structures.
Review evidence →Pre-tooling risk checklist
The screen a senior engineer runs before every review.
Download →The ETS blog
Long-form pieces on materials, manufacturing, failure analysis and product-liability law.
Read the blog →The most expensive words in engineering: “we’ll fix it in the tool.”
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