FABTECH 2015 Partners With Art Institute of Chicago for 3D Scanning and Printing of...
WHAT:
FABTECH 2015, North America’s largest collaboration of technology, equipment and knowledge in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industry, will bring 3D scanning...
Seco Donates Tools to School Shop-Training Programs
With great emphasis on education, training and strengthening the U.S. manufacturing workforce, Seco Tools, LLC has donated almost half a million dollars in metalworking...
Investment in Workforce Development – An Update on the CHIPs and Science Act of...
Back in our March 2023 issue we put together an article that discussed the CHIPs and Science Act of 2022. Specifically, Congress had previously...
AI is Here to Augment Human Workers, Not Replace Them
The workforce crisis in manufacturing is at an all-time high. Lack of skilled labor is leading to hiring challenges. Decreased retention rates and the...
Additive Manufacturing — Meeting Workforce Demand
Additive manufacturing technology is putting its money where its demand is. On the job search site Indeed, there are over 1,300 full-time job openings...
Forecasting CHIPS for Chips
In January of 2021, Congress passed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. This legislation, enacted as part of the...
Build a Multigenerational Workforce to Address Today’s Skills Gap
Industry 4.0 is transforming manufacturing. While companies work to integrate smart manufacturing into their operations, manufacturers of all sizes look and compete for scarce...
BIG KAISER Presents Third Annual Donation to NRL
At the first general session of NTMA’s annual meeting in Tucson, Chris Kaiser, president/CEO of BIG KAISER, presented a donation for $6,675 to benefit...
New Welding Processes, Technologies and Retraining Help Address Labor Shortage
Keep Operations Competitive
The welding industry faces a pressing challenge in the growing lack of skilled welding operators. While this is not a new problem,...
SME Introduces Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals Certification
SME, a nationally recognized certifying body in manufacturing, announced today that it has developed and will offer the Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) credential....
