Workforce Development
Tooling U to Train MSC Reps
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (Melville, New York), a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations products and services, has announced an agreement to create a co-branded certificate program with Tooling U, a Society of Manufacturing Engineers company that provides of online training for the manufacturing industry. Every member of MSC’s metalworking sales team will participate in the online training program.
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Expanding Without Adding Staff
This news story is perhaps a sign of the times. This manufacturer expanded the size and capacity of its facility, but struggled to expand its workforce.
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Every family business owner needs a succession plan. Here’s how you put such a plan in place.
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Reality Redesigned: The Gauntlet
Nine design submissions are proceeding through “The Gauntlet” in The Edge Factor’s “Reality Redesigned” contest.
Read MoreSkills Shortage Restricts Reshoring Gains
A new report from MFG.com (Atlanta, Georgia) indicates that the lack of skilled machinists could be preventing American manufacturers from taking advantage of industrial growth spurred in part by increased amounts of work coming back to the United States. The “Job Shop Health & Capacity Report,” released in April, surveyed more than 250 U.S. job shops.
Read MorePlaying at Work Develops Real-World Skills
Plantville, an online video game from Siemens, is designed to simulate a real-world manufacturing plant.
Read MoreMulti-Level Maintenance Certification Training
ToolingDocs offers a tooling component repair course certification training program.
Read MoreGrants Promote Educational Partnerships
The SME Education Foundation recently made two $25,000 grants geared toward promoting partnerships between manufacturers and educational institutions in order to help address the shortage of skilled workers. The first grant went to the Science Center of Pinellas County, Florida, for a new Design Engineering and Manufacturing Education Program that will provide middle and high school students with the opportunity to obtain MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) Production Technician Certification.
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Yes Virginia, U.S. Manufacturing Is Alive and Well
During a recent press tour with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, MMS Editor Emily Tudor got to see what the state was doing to strengthen manufacturing and train the next generation of skilled workers.
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Upon Further (A3) Review
Using lean manufacturing’s A3 problem-solving process, Genesis Attachments found that magnetic workholding could provide greater benefits than simply getting parts on and off machines faster.
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