Workforce Development
SMTCL COO Receives School Honor for Contribution to Manufacturing Education
Jerry McCarty has been volunteering for years in the school district.
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Infographic: Careers in Welding
An illustration summarizes the work, compensation and opportunities in this field. Those opportunities sometimes involve travel and increasingly involve automation.
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Webinar: How to Meet the Skilled Labor Demands of Additive Manufacturing
The additive manufacturing workforce is an overlooked component of succeeding with AM. Register for the February 18 webinar by Chris Krampitz of UL.
Read MoreSmartCAMcnc Opens Training Center in Oregon
The facility will begin classes in March 2016.
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A Virtual Approach to CNC Training
One way to take the fear of crashing an expensive machine out of CNC training is by using simulation software that features programming methods actually used on the shop floor.
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A New Take on Machine Tool History
An enlarged, updated and revised edition of “The American Machine Tool Industry” by Albert B. Albrecht is now available. This new book includes a discussion and analysis of the industry's resurgence since the start of the new century, but retains the author’s personal but perceptive interpretation of its history when U.S. builders were the dominant force in the global machine tool industry.
Read MoreCecimo Launches Initiative Aimed at Remedying European Skills Gap
The three-year project is called Machine Tool Alliance for Skills (METALS).
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Online Matchmaking Platform Focuses on Skilled Trades
Operating much like online dating sites, this new platform aims to connect job seekers and employers in industries ranging from manufacturing to construction.
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Music above the Machining
An example of a little touch that makes a big difference: The music is uplifting and clear in this shop thanks to a sound system tailored to overcome the machines.
Read MoreNIMS, LIFT, Ivy Tech Launch Teacher Training Program for Industrial Maintenance
In addition, a partnership with Amatrol will provide multimedia and e-learning resources to the effort to educate new industrial technology maintenance technicians.
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