Workforce Development
Live Internet Training—Are We There Yet?
Over the last 10 years, I've been scouring the Internet in search of a realistic training environment that would be appropriate for my CNC courses. While I've found a number of informative sites (that are listed on my company's Web page under "links"), most are simply a series of hypertext links that let you read about the subject of interest.
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Training Time
The graying of skilled metalworkers adds impetus to the growth of standardized training programs.
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Virtual Tools For Real Training
In machine shops across the nation, operators increasingly rely on virtual part data instead of blueprints. Given their prowess in manipulating three-dimensional objects and simulating mechanical operations, why couldn't computers also be used to provide aspiring metalworkers with their own pre-flight training?
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Tools To Help You Build A Skilled Workforce
Last April, in a column I wrote for this page, I proposed actions that shop owners, skilled machinists and government leaders could take to help assure a strong U. S.
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Reinventing The Robot For The Job Shop
A compact robot that rolls out of the way when not needed/wanted provides the perfect solution to this shop's automation needs.
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Tooling University Arguably the most serious problem facing our industry is the lack of qualified machining professionals. Well sir, there is a new, Web-based system that not only looks to improve things in this regard but also to turn online training on its ear.
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The Indispensable Toolroom
By steadily improving its equipment and processes, a toolroom becomes the fountainhead of a worldwide manufacturing operation.
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Software Keeps Jobs On Track
Two employees of this aerospace shop began gathering information on shop management software systems. Their year-long search culminated in a visit to the 1998 IMTS tradeshow, where they found this software solution.
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Overriding The Skills Shortage
With experienced operators in short supply, this shop developed a software solution to compensate.
Read MoreJob Sites, Machine Tool-Style
Job Sites, Machine Tool-Style During the Internet Revolution, have you utilized the Web to help with your employment needs? Chances are, you have. Sites such as Monster.
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