Targeting the Skills Gap in Forming and Fabricating July 24, 2020 As in other industries, U.S. forming and fabricating companies are experiencing a critical shortage of skilled labor. In this SME Media podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Robert Tessier, National Director of Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Airgas about the skills gap in the forming and fabricating industry; changes needed in the education system to fill the need for skilled labor; how automation factors into efforts to reduce the skills gap; and efforts at Airgas to develop workers for manufacturing operations, including a special program for military veterans.
IMTS Returns After a Four-Year Hiatus September 12, 2022 The International Manufacturing Technology Show set up shop today after a four-year break stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hybrid Engraving Operations Hinge on Laser Texturing October 6, 2022 Shops need both chemical and five-axis laser texturing capabilities to generate patterns that were once considered unattainable.
25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing June 7, 2022 Our annual celebration of leaders from every aspect of manufacturing who are bringing it into the future.
Event-Based Vision: Where Tech Meets Biology January 17, 2023 Modern event-based machine vision systems increase efficiency, productivity, and quality
Fabricating and Lasers: Merging Technologies; Boosting Efficiencies July 26, 2022 IMTS to highlight how wide-ranging processes are finding fresh ways to work together.
Workforce Engineering—How to Solve the Skills Gap March 8, 2022 The best way to solve the skills gap is to ignite the already existing and yet dormant fuel of curiosity inside of young minds.
Absolute Machine Tools Partners with Greenway & Associates December 9, 2021 Absolute Machine Tools has established a partnership with Greenway & Associates, a full-range distributor of industrial manufacturing equipment.
Acme Alliance Wins 2021 National Metalworking Reshoring Award November 3, 2021 Acme Alliance, a leading die caster in Northbrook, Ill., received the 2021 National Metalworking Reshoring Award in recognition of its success in bringing manufacturing back to the United States.
Smart Manufacturing Takes Center Stage in 2022 January 31, 2022 Smart Manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle.
