Workforce Development & Training

News • February 28, 2022 • Dennis Spaeth

USCTI scholarship helps part-time student with a full-time engineering job

In an email to Cutting Tool Engineering, Kaylee Dudek, a full-time employee in the application engineering department at Allied Machine & Engineering, Dover, Ohio, describes the impact of winning a $5,000 scholarship from the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute. n

News • February 23, 2022 • Dennis Spaeth

USCTI scholarship winner shares experience; 2022 award deadline March 1

Winning a U.S. Cutting Tool Institute scholarship in 2021 "was huge," and not just financially, according to Autumn Ohl, an aerospace engineering major in her freshman year at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. USCTI, a trade association for manufacturers of cutting tools for the metalworking industry, awards a $5,000 scholarship to one lucky winner who plans to attend or is already enrolled in a college or vocational school program relevant to the manufacturing industry. This year's winner will be announced during the USCTI Spring Meeting, which is set for April 30 to May 2 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Articles • February 14, 2022

From video games to Vericut

Blum Inc.'s Apprenticeship 2000 program trains students with toolpath optimization, simulation and verification software.

Videos • February 9, 2022

ANCA Academy Show Launch

Each month, the ANCA Academy show will cover a different technical topic—from set up through to grinding —to help ANCA machine users understand new applications and features. The first episode covers the fundamentals of collet adaptors, what makes them unique and how with some simple tricks, you can reduce your setup time and increase your productivity.

Articles • September 1, 2021 • Christopher Tate

Getting defensive

Although challenging, working for a major defense contractor can benefit a career.

Articles • August 13, 2021 • Craig Zoberis

Automation for the next generation

Robots can not only improve working conditions for existing personnel but help attract new, young colleagues.

News • June 29, 2021

Blum opens doors by training tomorrow’s workers

International kitchen cabinet hardware manufacturer uses CGTech's VERICUT to train machining apprentices.

News • February 26, 2021

NIMS and Edge Factor partner to inspire a future workforce

The National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is partnering with Edge Factor, an online learning company, to inspire students and job-seekers to pursue career pathways in manufacturing and other skilled trades.

Articles • February 9, 2021 • Craig Zoberis

COVID-19 era is time to automate

Although these are most uncertain times, it is nonetheless advisable for machine shop owners to take advantage of automating their shops.

Articles • April 20, 2020 • Jason Ray

Tools to bridge the skills gap

While the evolution of 3D CAD partly caused the skills gap, proper utilization of the software can be the key to bridging the gap.

Articles • February 4, 2020 • Christopher Tate

Mechanized marvel

Automation enables part manufacturers to boost efficiency, but limitations remain.

Articles • February 3, 2020 • John Saunders

Successfully slotting with aluminum

ProvenCut recipe 440 for machining a deep slot in 6061-T6 aluminum.