Workforce Development
PTG Signs Agreement with University
A memorandum of understanding has created two new positions within the University of Huddersfield and has implications for future research and development.
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CAD/CAM Update Eases Job Startup
CGS North America will demonstrate the latest version of its Cam-Tool CAD/CAM software, designed to machine molds or dies that require minimal to no polishing.
Read MoreRecruitment Machines
Are you involved in a robotics league? These competitions attract and identify young people who could thrive in a manufacturing career.
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Which Path Did You Choose?
We’re always interested in hearing about how individuals are trained and educated for careers in manufacturing. Know of an interesting, unusual or highly effective program in your area? Tell us about it.
Read MoreThe Esteem Incentive
Does your shop’s culture encourage knowledge sharing among employees?
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Presetting Becomes Prevalent
Next Intent implemented presetting and shrink-fit toolholding when it bought a five-axis machining center, but it has since seen these resources deliver value to machining centers throughout the shop.
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Job Shop in Sweden Installs Haas’s 150,000th Machine
The milestone machine—a dual-spindle turning center with a Y axis—was installed in a job shop halfway between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Beginning Guide to Metals
A machining business gave young people visiting the shop a set of blocks made from various metals to help them understand the work of manufacturing, and the knowledge of materials that manufacturers put to use.
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Clemson U. Grad Student Wins MTConnect Challenge
Valerie Pezzullo won $100,000—the top prize in a national contest designed to promote innovative uses of the MTConnect open operability standard—for her application that monitors cutting conditions to reduce or prevent chatter.
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Searching for Skilled Workers? Here’s Part of the Solution
In recent years, manufacturers have found it increasingly difficult to find trained, skilled employees, especially in the metalworking industry.
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