Peter Zelinski Editorial Director

11 Jul 2013

New Outreach Video: What Is It Like to Study Manufacturing?

For prospective students who don’t have a clear idea of what studying manufacturing might entail, this video illustrates the kind of knowledge and experience that students pursue in preparation for manufacturing careers.

Workforce Development 9 Jul 2013

Video: “Hyperspecialization” is Coming

The current challenge in finding skilled manufacturing employees is probably the prelude to a much more dramatic shortage. In economies around the world, the retirement of Baby Boomers will lead to more and more retirees being supported by fewer and fewer in the workforce, until the ratio bottoms out at fewer than 2 working people for every 1 retiree.

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Workforce Development 8 Jul 2013

Video: What Is It Like to Study Manufacturing?

A student project team at a community college illustrates the learning and experience involved in preparing for a manufacturing career.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing 2 Jul 2013

MTConnect Aids Robotic Automation

MTConnect will make robots more flexible. That’s the implication of recent work by a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Workforce Development 26 Jun 2013

Run for the School Board

Manufacturing leaders can do a lot of good within this elected office—for their communities, for young people and for their own businesses.

Turn/Mill 14 Jul 2022

Understanding Swiss-Type Machining

Once seen as a specialty machine tool, the CNC Swiss-type is increasingly being used in shops that are full of more conventional CNC machines. For the newcomer to Swiss-type machining, here is what the learning curve is like.

Cutting Tools 26 Jun 2013

Use the Machine Tool to Machine Tools

This shop has developed various time-saving tool components by creating them internally, including one tooling solution now being used by other shops as well.

25 Jun 2013

Questioning Capacity

This chart from Sober Look compares the maximum U.S. manufacturing capacity utilization in the wake of the major recessions of the last 50 years. The chart’s downward trend is striking. After each recession, we peak at less and less capacity use before starting down again.

17 Jun 2013

3D Printing and Custom Machining Fit Together

This video created by Jesel Inc. shows the operations this company employs to create custom valvetrain components that are tailored to the particular demands of individual auto racing teams.

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