Workforce Development

1 Sep 2004

St. Louis Apprentice Takes Top Honors In National Competition

With all the disruptive events and negative media reports bombarding us, added to the intensity of managing a manufacturing business, it's nice to pause and consider something positive and dependable. Every year since 1973, the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) has sponsored a national competition to choose the top graduating student from the machining, tool and die making and mold making apprentice programs sponsored by local NTMA chapters.

6 Jul 2004

A Workforce On The Move

By now, many of this year’s graduates will be joining the workforce or continuing their search for jobs. In my readings and discussions lately, I’ve run across some insightful observations about the U.

15 Jun 2004

Humility, Inc.

This shop has capabilities similar to others. It hires employees who have no experience. What sets the shop apart and accounts for its success is an unusual attitude of service toward customers.

5 May 2004

Securing The Future

Multiple-part fixturing helps boost the output of these high-volume machining cells while preserving flexibility. The success of these cells is proving to be a critical component of this automotive part maker’s turnaround strategy.

2 Apr 2004

IMTS Show Helps To Keep U.S. Jobs

The International Manufacturing and Technology Show (IMTS) will take place in September at McCormick Place in Chicago. The show is supporting the premise of keeping high tech jobs in the United States.

2 Apr 2004

Setup Reduction Is Central to Lean Manufacturing

This shop cut average setup time nearly in half. Now small batches can move quickly through the production process, making the company more responsive to customer needs than ever before.

20 Jan 2004

The Knowledge System

This company sees knowledge to be a vital production resource. Capturing and sharing information are now routine functions on the shop floor. Here are lessons the company learned.

5 Jan 2004

CNC Training On The Internet

In most companies, the largest productivity gain can be achieved by improving the proficiency of people. This is true for just about any task to be performed, but here we’re talking about CNC machine tool use.