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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.

Digital transformation for legacy factories

Laser scanning offers a controlled process that gives manufacturers the edge when vying for military contracts

Bridging the gap between cyber and physical manufacturing systems

The backbone to successful and widespread digitization of manufacturing is connectivity. It pulls everything together, enabling visibility, scalability, and greater productivity.

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has elected Jeff Aznavorian, president of Plymouth, Mich.-based Clips & Clamps Industries, as its 2023 chairman of the board.

Navigating lingering industrywide concerns that make bottom-line sense.

Robots have become able co-pilots on the factory floor as painters, sanders, machine tenders, and materials transporters.

To help beta test its camera-based app suite, Pleora Technologies turned to Dairy Distillery, which is known for its uniquely shaped bottle and eye-catching labeling. The results are intoxicating.

A case study of how collaborative robots improved operations of a manufacturing company.