Workforce Development

Basics

The Force Is Strong with These High School Machinists

High schoolers in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing class learned how to design a part for turning, calculate feeds and speeds, program a CNC lathe, and become Jedi knights.

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ABB Robotics Earns IACET Continuing Education Accreditation

The company’s robotics training courses cover material handling, painting, welding and laser cutting applications.

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#MFGDay15 Illuminates and Bridges the Manufacturing Divide

Gaps in workforce skills and public perception are nothing new to manufacturing. What is Manufacturing Day doing to help, and what happens after outreach?

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New Vincennes University Education Center Unveiled

Take a look inside the new Vincennes University Gene Haas Training and Education Center, which offers CNC courses for veterans and the under-employed.

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NIMS Opens Gene Haas Education Center in Virginia

The center will provide workshops and training for instructors and industry representatives.

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Basics

How to Succeed in a Machining Career

A successful machinist with a medical device company offers advice to young people about how to pursue the same rewarding career he enjoys.

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Apprenticeship Model Expands in North Carolina

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander in this state, where established, European-style workforce development programs play a critical advisory role for brand new ones.

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A New Tool for School

FANUC’s new fenceless CERT cart is designed to help students gain the skills they’ll need to succeed in today’s advanced manufacturing environment.

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Successful Succession

Don’t lose your LEG to the tax collector. Make sure you have a lifetime plan for keeping it in the family.

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North Carolina Recognizes Manufacturing Apprenticeship Programs

One of the speakers, a second-year apprentice, is in the middle of an apprenticeship with Schunk.

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