Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
December 28, 2022
Via: Today's Medical DevelopmentsDean Solberg, vice president of metrology at Exact Metrology: A Division of In-Place Machining, believes there are several challenges facing the industry today. With the older workforce retiring, it is no longer a problem of finding new workers to take […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
December 9, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowThe Smart Factory Institute of Tennessee hosted The Smart Factory Workforce Conference on December 8, 2022 at the Institute’s manufacturing collaborative community space within the Partnerships in Industry and Education (PIE) Innovation Center in Cleveland, Tenn. The Conference drew in […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
November 14, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowIt’s no secret that the engineering sector is experiencing a shortage of workers. In fact, research shows that the industry will need to train and employ around 200,000 people by 2024 to fill the gap. Here, we’ll explore how your business can […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
November 10, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsThe Biden administration recently launched initiatives designed to connect individuals with careers associated with infrastructure. The Department of Transportation and the White House outlined guidance to assist stakeholders seeking to enhance workforce programs. The administration’s efforts, announced this month, are […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
November 4, 2022
Via: Tech TimesBased on a report by Electrek, since the new reform of federal tax credit indicates a protectionist clause, it requires manufacturers to build EVs in North America to qualify for the $7,500 incentive. However, the high-priced incentive is insufficient to […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
October 11, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsThirty years ago, Dee Sova had a choice: go to nursing school or obtain her commercial driver license. Her husband at the time convinced her to join him on the road, so she chose the trucking industry. And when her […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
September 14, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingThe CHIPS Act only passed a month ago, but it’s already begun generating activity in the domestic semiconductor industry. That figures. It’s an enormous bill. But that’s what makes it so important: It’s unlikely the U.S. would be seeing this […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
July 18, 2022
Via: Business Facilities MagazineLast week, The SEMI Foundation, the non-profit arm of SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, announced launch of the SEMI Career Exploration Platform — designed to strengthen access for underrepresented workers to educational […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
June 13, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingThis week the House Manufacturing Caucus partnered with the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC) for a panel briefing titled National and Regional Tactics to Strengthen the American Manufacturing Workforce. This briefing was the second in a series that the AMCC […]
Industry Focus Areas, Process, Production, Workforce Development
May 31, 2022
Via: Quality MagazineSME, a non-profit professional association dedicated to advancing manufacturing, and Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP), a global organization with a mission to close the gender gap in Additive Manufacturing (AM), are partnering to attract and build a diverse next gen […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
May 24, 2022
Via: ASD NewsEASA, VRM Switzerland and Airbus Helicopters have officially opened the door to new standards in helicopter pilot training by qualifying an Airbus Helicopters H125 flight training device (FTD) Level 3 with Virtual Reality (VR) technology at Helitrans in Norway. This […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
May 24, 2022
Via: Business Facilities MagazineOn May 23, New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the grand opening of the Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center on Monroe Community College’s (MCC) Downtown Campus. The $11.4 million, 50,000-square-foot workforce development center focuses on short-term and accelerated, technology-oriented training […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
May 16, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowManufacturing is a booming industry, but it has yet to capitalize on much of its available talent pool. Like many industrial sectors, manufacturing faces a considerable and long-standing gender gap. Workforces that lack gender diversity will struggle to reach their […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
March 7, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowToday’s society faces skills shortages in many essential areas, and metal fabrication is one of them. The reasons are not easy to pinpoint. One issue is that many experienced workers are close to retirement age, and there are not enough […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
February 22, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowThe labor shortage issue has been around for years. As the previous generation of skilled laborers retires, the next wave of laborers entering the workforce is not nearly of the same scale. To further add to the problem, manufacturing is […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
February 1, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowPreparing students with the knowledge, skills, and resilience to embrace their future has always been at the crux of Abingdon School, an independent day and boarding school for boys, in Oxfordshire, England. The school’s Design and Technology department offers a […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
January 31, 2022
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowManufacturing organizations are thriving, despite the challenges with the labor market over the past two years. Many are now hiring employees at volume to keep up with increased consumer demand and high turnover rates. Recruiters in this industry have a […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
December 21, 2021
Via: Design NewsA survey conducted by Drishti supports the idea that people make manufacturing operations more adaptable than machines do. A surprising 73% of 400 senior manufacturing executives surveyed agreed with the statement, “The more manual you are, the more adaptable you […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
December 10, 2021
Via: Today's Medical DevelopmentsAutocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a November 10th ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
November 30, 2021
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowIn recent articles, I have written about how businesses that lack a defined and unifying purpose experience lower productivity; shared my thoughts on how companies can drive growth through the unification of purpose; and offered a methodology for driving value […]