Workforce Development
Early Technical Training Can Fill the Skills Gap
Lack of skills were found to be behind the skills gap for production jobs, according to a new report by Twin Cities Business Magazine.
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Celebrating Technology and Education
From October 8th to the 16th, Mazak Corporation’s North American Headquarters held its Discover 2013 technology-driven manufacturing solutions event.
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Leadership, Workforce Focus Included in 7 Principles for Manufacturing Excellence
To encourage performance excellence within the manufacturing industry, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is sharing its Seven Principles for Excellence in Manufacturing.
Read MorePatents are Not Only for Big Business
Patenting should be a part of more small companies’ and inventors’ business plans. The process is less complicated than people realize, and it serves to protect important intellectual property.
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Manufacturing is Where the Jobs Are
I thought it was interesting that even during the depths of the last recession, the classified ads in the major newspapers still showed opportunities for setup and machinists in our precision machining sector of advanced manufacturing.
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Haas Partners with College to Train Future CNC Machinists
Lincoln College of Technology knows there’s only so much students can learn in a classroom. That’s why it offers hands-on experience for its students, now by using Haas Automation equipment.
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Shorten the Training Curve with Cognitive Mapping, Part 2
We can give someone information, but that does not mean that that person has converted that information into usable knowledge.
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Vocational Education a Viable Alternative to Create Manufacturing Workforce
It's a short term educational commitment, as well as cost effective.
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Shorten the Training Curve with Cognitive Mapping, Part 1
I am convinced we have done a very poor job in training our workforce. If we do not provide the employee with the right type of training material, he or she will have a much longer training curve.
Read MoreRobotic Part Handling Reduces Labor Costs
To remain competitive, many manufacturing companies are looking for accurate, reliable and maintenance-free machine tools offering fast change-over, programming and setup.
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