News, stories, and customer results from Laborup on manufacturing and the industrial workforce.https://www.laborup.com/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/align/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/align/ALIGN Precision needed highly skilled machinists and technical talent across facilities with very different equipment, programs, and local labor markets. Laborup helped ALIGN hire 5 to 10× faster, at 50%+ lower cost, with 93% retention, expanding from 1 facility to 7 across 5 states in 6 months.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/amaero/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/amaero/Amaero is building a domestic advanced materials business serving defense, space, aerospace, and other critical industries. As the company has won larger programs and added manufacturing capacity in Tennessee, Laborup has helped it hire highly specialized talent 4× faster, with 100% retention across Laborup hires.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/autocam-medical/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/autocam-medical/Autocam Medical needed highly skilled machinists for a precision manufacturing environment where quality and consistency are non-negotiable. Laborup helped the company hire nearly 10× faster, achieve 93% retention, cut staffing costs by more than 50%, and rebuild a meaningful share of its machinist workforce.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/cxt/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/cxt/CXT needed to add roughly 30 people across its Loudon, TN operation while improving retention in a demanding production environment. Laborup helped the team build the workforce across production, rebar, maintenance, and technical roles, while creating a more reliable way to keep the plant staffed.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/hcb/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/hcb/HCB Yachts builds some of the largest and most customized center console yachts in the world. Laborup has become a workforce partner across its East Tennessee operations, helping HCB add hard-to-find talent across composites, engineering, and production as the company continues to build increasingly ambitious boats.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/icc/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/icc/ICC International builds industrial commutators and slip rings for some of the largest motors and machines in heavy industry. Laborup helped the family-owned East Tennessee manufacturer hire 6× faster, cut cost per hire by 50%+, and consistently find the highly technical people its work demands.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/mcelroy/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/mcelroy/As McElroy expanded manufacturing in Oklahoma, the company needed more skilled machinists to support the operation. Laborup helped McElroy hire across multiple machining disciplines with 100% retention while reducing staffing costs by roughly 60%.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/orte/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/orte/Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering sits at the intersection of some of America’s fastest-growing industrial markets, from aerospace and defense to nuclear energy. Laborup helped ORT-E hire critical machinists, technicians, and engineers 7× faster, at 70%+ lower cost, while delivering roughly 90% retention.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/blog/branding-laborup/https://www.laborup.com/blog/branding-laborup/We wanted to move to something that felt unmistakably physical, industrial, and rooted in the world of the people we serve.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBrandhttps://www.laborup.com/blog/3-day-weekend-or-something-more/https://www.laborup.com/blog/3-day-weekend-or-something-more/Remembering who Labor Day is for, how America lost sight of skilled work, and why it’s coming back.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturinghttps://www.laborup.com/blog/the-permanent-pull-to-rare-earth/https://www.laborup.com/blog/the-permanent-pull-to-rare-earth/How America lost it's rare earth advantage, and what it will take to win it back.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturinghttps://www.laborup.com/blog/the-future-still-starts-in-a-foundry/https://www.laborup.com/blog/the-future-still-starts-in-a-foundry/Castings and foundries hold old truths that modern industry still depends on.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturinghttps://www.laborup.com/blog/america-can-still-build/https://www.laborup.com/blog/america-can-still-build/I’m here to tell the story of how.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTManufacturinghttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/timken/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/timken/At Timken’s rail facility in Mascot, TN, nearly 80% of new workers were turning over while the plant was spending heavily on staffing. Laborup learned the operation, built a workforce model around the jobs and environment, and helped Timken bring early turnover to nearly zero while filling roles 5 to 10× faster.Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/kennametal/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/kennametal/Kennametal needed to hire skilled machinists across some of the tightest manufacturing labor markets in the country. Laborup helped the company fill critical roles 5× faster, cut hiring costs by more than 50%, and drive more than 3× better retention, quickly expanding from one facility to operations across six states.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.laborup.com/case-studies/bush/https://www.laborup.com/case-studies/bush/As Bush’s Beans expanded production, it needed a faster way to find skilled technical talent and ramp new lines without lowering the bar on quality or culture. Laborup helped the company hire 5 to 10× faster, stand up critical workforce ramps in as little as one to two weeks, and become a go-to workforce partner across the business.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTCase study