Workforce Development

Machining: Trade or Technology?

The answer has to do with how people view the job. Maybe reframing machining as a technology could better reflect the exciting progress the trade has made over the decades. 

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Automation

Has COVID-19 Made a Case for Automation? Taught Us About People Instead

Recently posted articles offer various pictures of machining automation. Also, goodbyes to two long-time writers for MMS: Wayne Chaneski and Derek Korn.

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MSSC Launches Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Skills Standards

MSSC’s Certified Production Technician certification will now incorporate several emerging Industry 4.0 technologies. 

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Ascent Reveals 2021 Autodesk Courseware Road Map

The e-learning organization is publicizing its course materials following the release of Autodesk 2021.

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Aerospace

PMA Adds 120 Aerospace Courses to E-Learning Platform

In addition, the association is offering a discount on licenses for the platform through May.

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Meet "Al"

“Al” could be anyone, working in any shop. But what sets Al apart is his embrace of change as a way of doing work and business. Are there Als in your shop?

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The Manufacturing Process Is All About the People Who Make It Work

This month, we say goodbye to long-time 91ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ÎÛ columnist Wayne Chaneski, who is retiring. Here is some of what he has helped me to see.

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Automation

A Job Shop Approach to Automation

Through patient research and smart investing, this job shop has slowly grown its capabilities and is moving toward lights-out manufacturing for prototype work.

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In a Machine Shop, the Labor of Lean is Data-Driven

Approximating single-piece flow in a job shop environment requires an ongoing commitment to analyzing and acting on evidence. 

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Alert to Help Keep Manufacturing Workers Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic

Suggestions include social distancing, shift staggering and providing sanitary equipment.

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