Workforce Development
Skills Shortage Restricts Reshoring Gains
A new report from MFG.com (Atlanta, Georgia) indicates that the lack of skilled machinists could be preventing American manufacturers from taking advantage of industrial growth spurred in part by increased amounts of work coming back to the United States. The “Job Shop Health & Capacity Report,” released in April, surveyed more than 250 U.S. job shops.
Read MorePlaying at Work Develops Real-World Skills
Plantville, an online video game from Siemens, is designed to simulate a real-world manufacturing plant.
Read MoreMulti-Level Maintenance Certification Training
ToolingDocs offers a tooling component repair course certification training program.
Read MoreGrants Promote Educational Partnerships
The SME Education Foundation recently made two $25,000 grants geared toward promoting partnerships between manufacturers and educational institutions in order to help address the shortage of skilled workers. The first grant went to the Science Center of Pinellas County, Florida, for a new Design Engineering and Manufacturing Education Program that will provide middle and high school students with the opportunity to obtain MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) Production Technician Certification.
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Yes Virginia, U.S. Manufacturing Is Alive and Well
During a recent press tour with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, MMS Editor Emily Tudor got to see what the state was doing to strengthen manufacturing and train the next generation of skilled workers.
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Upon Further (A3) Review
Using lean manufacturing’s A3 problem-solving process, Genesis Attachments found that magnetic workholding could provide greater benefits than simply getting parts on and off machines faster.
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Manufacturer’s Apprentice Selections All Had Jobs
As it turns out, having a job—any job—is a strong indicator of success.
Read MoreSoftware Developer Offers Discount for Educational Institutions
MTI Systems (West Springfield, Massachusetts) has announced a country-wide initiative to offer educational institutions a significant discount on its flagship Costimator software, a cost-estimating, quoting and process planning system.
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“Intelligent” CAM System Adapts to the Job
SolidCAM’s iMachining CAM software features an algorithm designed to eliminate potentially time-consuming, trial-and-error approaches to optimizing cutting parameters.
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A Standardized Approach to Job Shop Lean
A software toolkit used by one job shop to successfully implement lean manufacturing practices is now more widely available. A few other resources are also worth a look.
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