How Champions Can Develop a Thriving Workforce
Having a workforce development champion in your shop is more critical now than ever before. Here are five techniques your champion can apply to attract and retain new talent.
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Department of Energy Selects the University of Texas – San Antonio to Lead Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute
The institute is a public-private consortium to bolster U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, energy efficiency and innovation.
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Technical Education Teachers Deserve Recognition
Here’s a tribute to technical education instructors who have dedicated their lives to do the quiet work of preparing students for careers.
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Cobot Fleet Addresses Labor Shortage
An Ohio manufacturer deployed nine collaborative robots to improve and optimize the work environment, automating hard-to-staff tasks such as machine tending, assembly and product inspection.
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Global Shop Solutions Celebrates Employee Anniversaries
Global Shop Solutions acknowledges employee anniversaries of Greg Bean and Barry Klein.
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Mitutoyo America Corp.'s HR-600 Hardness Tester Expands Range of Measurements
The hardness tester combines functionality for Rockwell hardness testing and for Light Force Brinell testing in one machine, expanding the range of available measurements
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Workforce Development—Training Shows How
To expand on his “Workforce Development—What We Can Do Better” article, Miles Free explains the Who, What, Where, When, Why, How and How Many of one of the four upskilling tools—training.
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Emerging Leader Drew Peer Uses Leadership, Technical Skills
The DP Technology regional sales manager’s technical skills and go-getter attitude have helped him rise through the company’s ranks.
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High School Precision Machining Programs are Developing with Industry Support, and other Workforce Development News
ProShop USA is donating ERP software to the student-run Eagle Manufacturing business at Brown County High School in Indiana; Gateway Technical College celebrates expansion of Industry 4.0 center; Lakeview Precision Machining Inc. hosted 16 students from South Elgin High School in Illinois, on a tour of its facility; and finally, the Space Coast Consortium Apprenticeship Program formally welcomes its first nine students into the two-year program.
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Emerging Leader Justin Neumaier’s Vast Skillset Contributes to Company Growth
The skills Justin learned from earning his social work degree has helped him in his career as a machine shop manager, according to his nominator.
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Emerging Leader Jessica Presutto Increases Sales by 12%
Jessica took on the challenge to expand her skills and knowledge to secure a better future for herself and also to assist customers when she quickly transitioned from administrative assistant to sales manager.
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Technology’s Effect on Young Manufacturers
It might be easy to see the productivity advantages created by IIoT tools, but don’t overlook the impact they can have on workforce development.
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Emerging Leader Nathan Neels Empowers his Employees
Nathan’s unique knack for investing in the growth of his more than 50 employees creates a workplace made up of people who feel empowered, cared for and respected.
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Production Machining Readers Among “Top Shops”
Modern Machine Shop’s Top Shops program honors shops that fall in the top 20% of its annual benchmarking survey. These Production Machining readers have received this recognition.
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Emerging Leader R.J. Reed Carries on Family Legacy of Manufacturing
R.J. explains that his passion and dedication to machine tool technology, discovering solutions and helping customers achieve results drives every decision in his life.
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Emerging Leader Andrew Knapp Teaches Novices, Experts
The applications manager solves complex manufacturing challenges for Ellison Technologies while teaching precision machining classes at a community college.
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Workforce Development: What We Can Do Better
The causes of our workforce issues may be out of our hands, but there are definitely steps we can take to improve our shop’s response to the issue.
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Emerging Leader Andrew Reinwald Focuses on Increasing Sales with New Offerings
Andrew has worked hard to explore uncharted territory to drum up new business and has used creative, yet effective, avenues to do so.
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Emerging Leader Graham Immerman Leads with Passion
By displaying passion and empathy, the MachineMetrics marketing director is able to communicate the ideas of Industry 4.0 in an easy-to-understand and inspiring way.
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The Value of a Good Internship
The greatest lessons shared by the interns related much more to interpersonal skills, communication, teamwork and etiquette than they did to technology.
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