Workforce Development
Gibbs Donates Software To University
Gibbs and Associates, a Cimatron company and the developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machines, has granted the Clemson University Campbell Graduate Engineering Center 50 seats of its software for use in undergraduate and post-graduate mechanical and automotive engineering research and curricula. The software will be used for advanced CNC machining simulation and analysis at both the campus and the university’s International Center for Automtoive Research (CU-ICAR).
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Tool Certainty
For GKN Aerospace to overcome tool-related variations on its largest milling machines, it had to confront error sources that go unnoticed in many shops.
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MTConnect Is For Real
Introduced at IMTS 2008, this communications protocol for CNC machines and other manufacturing equipment is already helping shops and plants implement effective machine monitoring systems. Although these "early adopters" are motivated by the long-term promise of enterprise-wide efficiency gains, their experience with pilot projects shows that benefits derived in the short term are substantial and worthwhile.
Read MoreFree CAD/CAM Training Connects Workers, Employers
In an effort to contribute to regenerating the U. S.
Read MoreTooling U Aims To Help Training Succeed
Toolingu. com, a Cleveland-based provider of online manufacturing training, has added a range of services designed to help companies succeed in implementing training programs.
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Training Process Constraints: Money, Time, Culture
Training, like any other manufacturing process, has to be seen as something that can be continuously improved.
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Machine Control Aimed At Job Shops And Beyond
The Sinumerik 828D control is said to bring to the "job shop machine tool" a range of features and functionality typically reserved for high-end machine tools.
Read MoreChance Of A Lifetime
An international competition highlights the importance of skills training—and the need for broader support of our efforts here in the United States.
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Leadership Skills Also Characterize A Champion
The WorldSkills Competition is a biennial event in which students compete with their international peers in occupational trades. This year, the team from the United States entered in both the CNC turning and CNC milling categories. Includes VIDEO.
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