Is Manufacturing Making Progress?
Employment challenges have been capitalizing headlines since the pandemic caused one of the most turbulent job markets in recent history. Manufacturing businesses had a...
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...
Eliminating Human Error
In spite of advancing digitalization, the following still applies: Manual workstations are indispensable because automation is not always profitable with small batch quantities or...
Manufacturing Challenges and Solutions Series: Labor Shortage
There is no way to sugar coat the scale of the labor crisis in manufacturing: The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Outlook Survey...
Seco Manufacturing Day Event Draws 170 Detroit Area Students
Committed to working with local schools to generate interest in manufacturing careers, Seco Tools welcomed 170 Detroit Metro high school students to the company’s...
The Skills Gap Isn’t The Only Workforce Challenge
We talk extensively about the “skills gap” facing manufacturing. The problem is this only partially true. Yes, there's a deficit in our skilled trades...
CAD/CAM Revs Up a Top Capstone Project with Mastercam
When it comes to a really hits-the-nail-on-the-head engineering capstone project, it would be hard to top the one found at IUPUI’s Mechanical Engineering Technology...
Autodesk and NIMS Partner to Advance the 21st Century CAM Manufacturing Workforce
Autodesk Inc., the leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) are partnering to develop the...
Technical Skill Assessments: A Tool for Managers, Machinists, and More
The industrial manufacturing sphere is facing many exciting opportunities for innovation and digital transformation thanks to Industry 4.0. Many sectors — from heavy equipment...
Breaking It Down Chip by Chip
Whether examining how tool selection is impacting chips, how coolant plays a role in chip evacuation, or looking at the size and shape of...
