Workforce Development

Training Time

The graying of skilled metalworkers adds impetus to the growth of standardized training programs.

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Tools To Help You Build A Skilled Workforce

Last April, in a column I wrote for this page, I proposed actions that shop owners, skilled machinists and government leaders could take to help assure a strong U. S.

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Automation

Reinventing The Robot For The Job Shop

A compact robot that rolls out of the way when not needed/wanted provides the perfect solution to this shop's automation needs.

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Tooling University

Tooling University  Arguably the most serious problem facing our industry is the lack of qualified machining professionals. Well sir, there is a new, Web-based system that not only looks to improve things in this regard but also to turn online training on its ear.

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The Indispensable Toolroom

By steadily improving its equipment and processes, a toolroom becomes the fountainhead of a worldwide manufacturing operation.

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Software Keeps Jobs On Track

Two employees of this aerospace shop began gathering information on shop management software systems. Their year-long search culminated in a visit to the 1998 IMTS tradeshow, where they found this software solution.

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Overriding The Skills Shortage

With experienced operators in short supply, this shop developed a software solution to compensate.

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Job Sites, Machine Tool-Style

Job Sites, Machine Tool-Style During the Internet Revolution, have you utilized the Web to help with your employment needs? Chances are, you have. Sites such as Monster.

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Replacing That Key Employee

Inevitably, it happens to every company. Some key member of the organization leaves for greener pastures, and the company has to scramble to replace that person.

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How A One-Man Job Shop Grows

Last month a manufacturer's representative in Northern California, Mark Drazba, contacted me about a column idea. Mark and other machine tool and accessory salesmen are in a unique position.

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