Modern Machine Shop News
Moldmakers Cite "Attitude" as Hiring Difficulty
The Spring Business Forecast Survey of the American Mold Builders Association included questions concerning finding and hiring skilled workers.
Read MoreEriez Integrates North American Sales
Eriez (Erie, Pennsylvania) has combined its U.S. and Canadian sales organizations into a consolidated North American sales team.
Read MoreGanesh to Unveil New Machines at Open House
Ganesh Machinery will unveil two new machines at an open house scheduled for September 14 at its Chatsworth, California headquarters.
Read MoreMazak to Host Largest-Ever “Discover” Event
Machine tool builder Mazak will host the largest event yet in its Discover series is this fall at its Florence, Kentucky campus.The two-week event, dubbed Discover Mazak—Tomorrow’s Technology Today, is scheduled for October 17 to 27.
Read MoreOpen Mind Renews Agreement with MachineWorks
Open Mind Technologies (Wessling, Germany), developer of the hyperMill CAD/CAM system, has renewed its agreement with MachineWorks (Sheffield, U.K.) for the use of the latter company’s simulation and verification algorithms.
Read MoreOkuma, RCR Renew partnership
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) and Okuma America Corporation, a developer of CNCs and machining technology, have extended their partnership through 2017. During the partnership’s first year in 2000, the RCR Okuma Technology center housed four Okuma machines and five employees.
Read MoreIndustry Organizations Commend Skills Initiative
Industry organizations reacted positively to President Obama’s announcement of a new system for standardizing manufacturing training credentials. The Manufacturing Skills Certification System was announced as an expansion to Skills For America’s Future, a workforce development initiative launched last year with the aim of improving collaboration between industry and community colleges.
Read MoreRochester Manufacturer to Host Saturday Job Fair
Brinkman Precision, a manufacturer serving the aerospace, optics and medical industries, will host a job fair this Saturday, June 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Read MoreSodick Opens California Tech Center
Sodick (Schaumburg, Illinois) recently opened a new technical and training center in Yorba Linda, California.
Read MoreHurco, CCAT Partner to Drive Innovation
Machine tool builder Hurco (Indianapolis, Indiana) has announced a partnership with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), an organization that provides services and resources to entrepreneurs and businesses.
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