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Up, up and away: Turning Performance
An intelligent manufacturing application.
Stereotyping the stereotypes: Workforce Development & Training
Any conversation about training and skills development in the metalworking industry tends to stir up emotions. Pretty soon, people are complaining about the same three things over and over: "Our manufacturing plants are stereotyped as dark, dirty and greasy;" "We can't get people to consider manufacturing jobs because we're negatively stereotyped by parents and high-school guidance counselors;" and "There aren't enough available workers with the right skills."
Shredding paper from the shop floor
The digital revolution has impacted everyone. As is typical with a disruptive technology, expected cost savings drive initial adoption. But, over time, far greater impact is achieved once the new technology is better understood. For example, the Internet and e-mail have dramatically reduced the volume of mail carried by the U.S.
Joint Forces: Drilling Performance
Combination cutting tools for holemaking applications save a significant amount of time when the application is right.
Driven to perform: Drilling Performance
Tips on choosing driven tools for mill/turn centers.
Thanks a Bunch: General Industry Coverage
A bandsaw is a common sight in a machine shop. To get blanks on the floor faster, shops use bandsaws to cut several square, rectangular or round solid bars or tubes at a time. Knowing about the proper bandsaw, workholders and saw blades can make the bundle cutting process go much more smoothly.
Software for hardware: Tool Presetting
Tool data management optimizes production resources and data.
King of credentials: Inspection Efficiency
National Institute for Metalworking Skills' network of certified training centers expands.
Training camps
How a cooperative organization helps manufacturers train their employees in-house.
Self-starter: Drilling Performance
Connecticut Spring & Stamping developed an apprenticeship program to meet is own training needs.
NanoMech to build new campus
Nanotechnology developer NanoMech announced it will build a facility adjoining its existing factory in Springdale, Ark. The approximately-25,000-sq.-ft.t building will triple the size of current operations and will serve as the company's world headquarters. NanoMech produces tool coatings and other nanotechnology-based products.
Customized technical training
Like many manufacturers across the U.S., Greendale's Kinetic Company faces a shortage of skilled labor. Long-term, highly skilled employees are retiring, leaving the knife-making company with a younger, less experienced workforce. With that challenge in mind and armed with a Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grant, managers from Kinetic Company teamed with Milwaukee Area Technical College to enhance the skills of their incumbent workers.
