Shop Addresses Skills Gap by Starting Vocational School
Custom Machine was struggling to find qualified machinists, and its president saw little being done about the skills gap, so he started a vocational school to train new machinists.
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Emerging Leader Keith Goodrich Uses Shop Experience as Trajectory to a Career in CAD/CAM Development
Keith spent years honing his skills in Mastercam software and learning from his coworkers while working at a job shop in Connecticut.
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Lack of Cybersecurity Skills in Manufacturing Leads to Career Program, and Other Workforce Development News
The Siemens Foundation has provided a $1.25 million grant for a comprehensive workforce development program for cybersecurity in manufacturing; Hudson Valley Community College’s new 37,000-square-foot facility will allow the college to double enrollment in the manufacturing program; and Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. conducted a training and workforce development program for some students in Houston, Texas.
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Emerging Leader Hayley Serruya Works Hard to Build New Acquisition
In her role as V.P. of operations, Hayley is guiding the integration of the systems, reporting and culture, so both E.J. Basler and its newly acquired company can work together as one.
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Look Beyond the Benchmark
Shops that aim for traditional benchmarks could be limiting their progress. Instead, companies should focus on what they believe in or stand for beyond what they sell or make.
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Emerging Leader David Burton is Eager to Learn
The CNC lathe leader started as an entry level CNC machine operator and has advanced to lead a high-volume program on a complex, twin-turret lathe.
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Validate Worker and Student Inspection Skills with New NIMS Credential
Designed for manufacturers and schools, the new NIMS inspector credential allows a much faster, more efficient performance validation process within the NIMS online structural framework.
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Emerging Leader Kyle Zabrensky Embraces Customer Service
The inventory/fulfillment manager goes above and beyond for customers and takes initiative to improve and streamline processes.
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Emerging Leader Hayley Balmert Develops Her Leadership Skills
Hayley takes initiative to learn as much as possible about machine shop management in hopes to one day lead a precision machining company.
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Lean Six Sigma Training Benefits Companies, Customers
Companies may face obstacles when implementing Lean Six Sigma practices, but the quality improvement and waste reduction can have long-term benefits in customer satisfaction, work culture and efficiency.
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Emerging Leader Aaron Zarembski Increases Customer Satisfaction
Strong customer service qualities and technical knowledge lead Aaron down the road to success.
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Change the Perception of Manufacturing—Host or Sponsor an MFG Day Event
MFG Day events often serve as the first step toward a manufacturing career for curious students. Here's why you should host one.
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Emerging Leader Alex Puff Focuses on Education
Entrepreneur-turned manufacturing engineer focuses on educating those around him.
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Standardized Controls Aid Shop's Apprenticeship Program
Cox Manufacturing’s commitment to standardization, from the parts it makes to its machine controls and apprenticeship program, is an important factor in its growth.
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Meet Production Machining's 2019 Emerging Leaders
Production Machining has discovered a lot of young talent in the industry, and we want to share the stories of 20 of these young leaders with you.
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Using Advanced CNC Technology to Overcome Labor Shortages
Many technology innovations in CNC machine tools can ease the burden of the skills gap, including the CNC lathes and multi-spindle machines from INDEX.
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Developing STEM's Future Workforce
To keep our competitive edge in the world market, K-12 education must continue to improve in every state. These programs are helping to build a foundation, but we need more to support the growth of our workforce.
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Porta Creates Flexible Production School
Porta Solutions recently opened the doors to its new Flexible Production School facility in Brescia, Italy. More than 100 guests attended the grand opening event.
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Advertising an Apprenticeship Program
Cox Manufacturing takes unusual steps to recruit new employees into its apprenticeship program.
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50 Illinois High School Students Awarded at TMA’s Precision Machining Competition
The 28th annual competition encourages students to pursue high-tech manufacturing careers.
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