Workforce Development
Labor Rules Made Permanent at IMTS Venue
IMTS exhibitors will have the right to use their own employees to assemble their own machines, thanks to a recent agreement on work rules at Chicago’s McCormick Place.Â
Read MoreOnline Learning Management System for All Employees
Shoptech Software’s E2 Learning Management System (LMS) is a comprehensive online learning system for the job shop/make-to-order manufacturing industry.
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Workholding Tools Enable Faster Job Change-Overs
Kurt’s HD and HDL vises and towers are designed for faster setups, larger workholding capacity, and greater flexibility and precision to handle a variety of part configurations.
Read MoreTechnical Event to Highlight Technology, Skills Development
A December 14 open house at cutting tool supplier Sandvik Coromant’s Fair Lawn, New Jersey technical center will focus on developing workforce skills and improving productivity. The full-day event will feature a keynote presentation from Peter Borden, president of the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), about the current state of U.S. manufacturing and the shortage of skilled labor facing the industry.
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Machine Shop Marketing
How will you connect with your next customer? Two contract shops describe methods that seem to work.
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App Gives iPad, Tablet Users Anytime Access to Job Shop
Mobile Dashboard from Shoptech Software is an ERP mobile app designed specifically for iPads, tablets and smart phones that enables users to monitor job shops from anywhere at anytime.
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Four Factors Matter More Than Labor Cost
Labor cost and currency rates do not matter that much to manufacturers anymore. Instead, there are four more complex considerations that drives companies' choices of where to manufacture.
Read MoreSandvik Expertise to Aid Training, Technology Efforts
Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, New Jersey) has joined the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), a nonprofit organization in East Hartford, Connecticut that focuses on workforce development and efficiency-boosting initiatives for public and private entities.
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Skills Shortage: Different Means to the Same End
Companies and organizations are pursuing different strategies to address the critical shortage of skilled technical personnel.
Read MoreJobs Initiative Connects Businesses, Schools
A new initiative from The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation aims to create strong partnerships between organizations, businesses and exemplary schools to provide a comprehensive, community-based approach to manufacturing education.
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