Workforce Development
Setting up Your Machine Shop for Succession Success
Here are ways the husband and wife owners of a machine shop in Fridley, Minnesota, are preparing for their son and daughter to take the reins.
Read MoreAbsolute Machine Tools Now Employee Owned
Among other things, the move of ownership to an ESOP is expected to relieve the company’s federal tax burden, improve customer service and retain workers.
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Verisurf Develops Inspection Package for Faster NIMS Certification
The NIMS Precision Part Inspection (PPI) package was developed to support the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certification testing process.
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How Manufacturers Beyond Machining Are Addressing the Skills Challenge
The need for talent in manufacturing is a challenge extending beyond just machining, and manufacturers in other sectors are finding solutions that machine shops might be able to learn from.
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What Is it Like to Study Additive Manufacturing?
This article and video series filmed at Penn State University illustrate what the school's first master’s students in AM are learning, and how they’ll apply it to advance 3D printing.
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A Place in Manufacturing Should Be Earned, Not Given
How do your children fit into your succession plan?
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Mike Rowe Work Ethic Scholarship Opens to Student Applicants
The Work Ethic Scholarship is aimed at those enrolled or planning to enroll in one of a series of trade education programs on the premise that personal responsibility and extreme work ethic are vital and neglected values in the United States.
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CAD/CAM Updates Expand Finishing Functions, Ease Job Management
Open Mind has released HyperMill 2019.1, the latest version of the CAD/CAM suite, with an expanded finishing module in the the HyperMill Maxx Machining performance package.
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Heidenhain Announces First North American Authorized Training Partner
Students and industry stakeholders can access and train on CNC systems and manufacturing equipment provided through Heidenhain’s first authorized training partner (ATP) in North America: the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the Community College of Denver.
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Video: Emotional Intelligence in Action at Westminster Tool
A companion to the recent Modern Machine Shop cover story on a moldmaker’s commitment to emotional intelligence, here is a look at the culture change at this shop through the words and perspectives of team members.
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