Workforce Development
Job Shop in Sweden Installs Haas’s 150,000th Machine
The milestone machine—a dual-spindle turning center with a Y axis—was installed in a job shop halfway between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Beginning Guide to Metals
A machining business gave young people visiting the shop a set of blocks made from various metals to help them understand the work of manufacturing, and the knowledge of materials that manufacturers put to use.
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Clemson U. Grad Student Wins MTConnect Challenge
Valerie Pezzullo won $100,000—the top prize in a national contest designed to promote innovative uses of the MTConnect open operability standard—for her application that monitors cutting conditions to reduce or prevent chatter.
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Searching for Skilled Workers? Here’s Part of the Solution
In recent years, manufacturers have found it increasingly difficult to find trained, skilled employees, especially in the metalworking industry.
Read MoreJob Shop ERP: What Should You Look For?
An independent ERP advisor offers seven points to consider when evaluating an ERP system’s functions and features.
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Video: Wisconsin Governor Visits Cardinal Manufacturing
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently toured Cardinal Manufacturing, the Eleva-Strum High School manufacturing program that operates as a commercial manufacturing business.
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New Chicago Headquarters Improve Training, Customer Service
Dealers, end-users, and members of the trade press got their first glimpse of Hyundai Wia’s new headquarters and technical center in Itasca, Ill., Monday, March 17. Twenty active machines were on display and ready for demonstrations at the new facility.
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The Million-Dollar Job
A shop specializing in large parts describes the most expensive single order it ever shipped.
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How to Promote Careers in Precision Manufacturing
Step one: create a great manufacturing training program with good instructors and a well-equipped machining facility. Step two: create a compelling video that sells the program to high school seniors about to choose a career path. The ITAMCO Manufacturing Education Center at Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Indiana has both steps covered.
WatchHaas, Vincennes University Partner on Veteran Program
The CNC Machinist NOW program is designed to help U.S. military veterans gain skills and find employment in machining and manufacturing.
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