Workforce Development
The Machinist Garden
The lettuce is growing great. But can this team of precision machining specialists get watermelon to grow in Connecticut?
Read MoreLincoln Electric Co-Funds Ohio State University Professorship
The new welding engineering professorship will take advantage of some donated and consigned equipment as well.
Read MoreShop Class for First Graders?
How do we attract the next generation of manufacturers? Start them young by letting them tinker.
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Education and Innovation
You’ll find the perfect mix of technical presentations and physical displays of the latest machines, cutting tools, software and related services at the AGMA’s Fall Technical Meeting and Gear Expo.
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Drawing Millennials to Manufacturing
The best endorsement for choosing advanced manufacturing as a career path may well come from those who have already entered the field and are now reaping the rewards.
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Getting Ramped up on Swiss-Types
Swiss-type lathes present unique challenges to operators who aren’t familiar with them. Here are a few.
Read MoreSoftware Update Includes Tool to Ease Job Cost Calculation
Hypertherm has released version 11.1 of its ProNest 2015 CAD/CAM software featuring a quoting tool that can calculate per-part and total job costs, among other updates.
Read MoreAuto Race Aids Industry Job Training for Veterans
This will be the second year Cooper Standard has helped sponsor the Careers for Veterans 200 truck race event.
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RAMTEC Ramps up Academic Outreach
Technology instructors in the RAMTEC Ohio program are expanding credentialing courses available to program enrollees, helping address the state’s “manufacturing gap.”
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A CNC Machine with Nine Controls
One obstacle to training the next generation of machine operators and engineers is exposing them to the variety of machine types and controls they are likely to encounter when they are hired. A community college in Illinois has the answer—training machines from Emco Maier with exchangeable control panels. Find out how students and their potential employers benefit.
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