Workforce Development
Expanded Gear Grinding Series Caters to Aerospace Suppliers, Job Shops
Liebherr has expanded its LGG range of grinding machines.
Read MoreNIMS Selected by U.S. Department of Labor to Expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs
The organization has $500,000 available to support apprenticeships among underrepresented populations.
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Compact VMCs Benefit Job Shops, OEMs
The Bridgeport V480 and V710 vertical machining centers from Hardinge are suitable for applications ranging from job shop work to high-production manufacturing with fast rapid traverse rates, high axis and spindle acceleration/deceleration, and a powerful control.
Read MoreDeveloping an In-House Training Curriculum
You’ve decided who you’re going to train. You’ve assessed your CNC operator needs. Now it’s time to figure out exactly what content you’re going to teach.
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Manufacturing News of Note: November 2016
A Brazilian student wins an advanced materials contest, Local Motors launches an SaaS division, Airbus certifies an additive material from Stratasys and other industry news.
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Allied Machine & Engineering Offering Technical Education Seminar Program
The training events focus on problem solving, with attendees invited to bring their own holemaking applications.
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Try Humor to Connect to Younger Manufacturers on Social Media
Shop Floor Automations is trying something new: a Web comic intended to catch the attention of up-and-coming machinists on social media.
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The Role of Employee Incentives in Successful Automation
This shop doesn’t emphasize lights-out production so much as leveraging automation while the lights are still on. One key to this is a wage and compensation plan that rewards employees for maximizing automation’s impact.
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Video: Cub Manufacturing, Another Student-Run Shop
The success of a student-run high school manufacturing business in Wisconsin is leading other school systems to launch similar programs.
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Emuge Opens New Technology Center, Providing Application Development, Training
The center will provide Test Cut, CNC Programming Assistance and Comprehensive Training services.
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