Workforce Development
Winning New Jobs With Online Bidding
The digital revolution is hitting the business of the multiple-spindle automatic machining--in two distinct forms, no less. Twenty-five years after the first wave of digitization in manufacturing (numerical control) its linear descendant, computer numerical control or CNC, is changing the way screw machine shops do business.
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Learning Online
Internet-based training provides a new tool for metalworking managers looking to build the technical knowledge of their employees.
Read MorePMPA Launches Online HR Management System
The PMPA's newest human resource information and management tool—the PMPA Human Resource Management System (HRMS)—was officially launched during the first week of December 2001.
Read MorePM News: Screw Machine Skills Standards Available
Screw Machine Skills Standards Available. Individuals interested in viewing the NIMS Skills Standards for Screw Machining Levels II and III can do so by visiting the NIMS Web site at www.nims-skills.org. After viewing the documents, the standards can be downloaded at no charge.
Read MoreInclusive Mentoring
Time has proven that mentoring is successful at training people to learn job tasks. From early civilizations, artisans have passed on skills to the next generation through apprenticeships and one-on-one mentoring. The Industrial Revolution used mentors and apprentices.
Read MoreCommunication: Motivating Employees To Work In The Best Interest Of The Business
Fair treatment is all most employees ask of their employers. Showing both family and non-family employees what is fair and having open lanes of communication allow for a healthy exchange of what constitutes equitable treatment. Effective communication between management and employees on important issues, such as compensation and firm strategy, needs to take place to maintain a motivated and enthusiastic workforce.
Read MoreRight Barfeed For The Job
In today's competitive market, customers demand products that are better, less expensive and delivered faster. This, of course, means manufacturers constantly struggle to improve both productivity and product quality.
Read MoreOnline HR Management Service
The PMPA Human Resources Committee is offering its long-awaited Human Resource Information&Management System to PMPA members beginning summer 2001 via a password protected, secure Web site.
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JIT Driving New Cutting Tool Solutions
It's increasingly rare that shops can use "set it" and "forget it" tooling schemes for screw machine production runs. Today's schedules require more frequent changeover. Quick-change cutting tools, coupled with more advanced tool materials, are helping shops remain productive and competitive.
Read MoreNIMS - A Tool To Benchmark Workforce Knowledge And Skills
The Metalworking Skill Standards initiative led by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) continues to grow in popularity, with companies and schools across the United States adopting the Standards as a tool to benchmark the knowledge and skills of the workforce and students.
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