Workforce Development
Collaborative Addresses the Skills Gap
Education and workforce development are the bedrock of 21st century manufacturing.
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Training the Next Generation: The Value Vocational Education Brings to Manufacturers
Well-trained, supported students with opportunities for co-operative work experiences can begin to change the face of your shop and energize your manufacturing shop floor.
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PMPA Member Buell Automatics Finds Success Through Employee Longevity and Creative Internal Solutions
Since 1999, Buell Automatics has used PMPA as a key resource for information on tips, trends and insights into the shop floor of other members.
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Automate to Eliminate Non-Value-Added Labor
Automation should free up employees to add even more, higher value-added items to your operations.
Read MoreTraining the Next Generation:Students: Prepare for the World of Advanced Manufacturing
85% of PMPA shops responding to our monthly surveys state that the outlook for employment is steady or improving.
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Apprenticeship Can Fill Our Skills Gap
If you don’t grow or produce anything, you’ll have nothing.
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CAD Viewer Helps with Job Estimating
Vero Software has recently released a high speed 3D viewer that directly displays and evaluates 3D CAD files without the need for the original CAD application.
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Emuge Donates Cutting Tools for Training
Emuge Corp. has recently donated hundreds of high performance taps, end mills and other rotary cutting tools to Quinsigamond Community College of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Read MoreYour Job Matters
I often think about the significance of my job in the big picture. I wonder how important what I do is to the greater good of society. I question if I’m in the right position to contribute to the best of my ability or if I should be doing something that allows me to more directly see results.
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Seco Tools Makes Tool Donation to Training Centers and Schools
The selection of tools included a variety of high quality solid carbide, high-speed steel and cobalt end mills used for milling operations.
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