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Workforce development, like many economic factors, is subject to supply and demand. This is sometimes called the “push-and-pull equation.” The employers represent the “pull” and training represents the “push.”

October US cutting tool consumption totaled $198.00 million according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report (CTMR) collaboration, was up 13.2 percent from September’s $174.92 million and up 17.2% when compared with the $169.00 million reported for October 2016. With a year-to-date total of $1.835 billion, 2017 is up 8.0% when compared with 2016.

Universal Robots and ARC Specialties launched the first MIG welding robot in the US for collaborative robots at FABTECH 2017. The new SnapWeld collaborative welding robot package features seamless hardware and software integration through the Universal Robots+platform.

Smarter, faster nesting software programs with better automation and other major improvements are helping fabricators and metalcutters at job shops and other builders inject a jolt of productivity into their factory operations.

With the right cloud-based security tools, manufacturers can lock down and seal off factory-floor equipment from would-be hackers

Metrology for medical devices needs to become more capable as those devices get more varied and complex. Manufacturers must inspect dental implants, coronary stents, orthopedic joints, and implanted electronic devices. Surgeons are increasingly using intricate, sometimes one-off, surgical tools. There is also a growing number of consumable items, such as hypodermic needles, made on rapid production lines. They all need ever more precise quality control.

At Cooper Standard, engaging in the community where we work and live is central to our core values. It enables employees to inspire and drive interest in modern manufacturing careers, as well as work to cultivate talent in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields for years to come.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced that it has created a named scholarship fund in honor of Dick Morley, a longtime ISA supporter, founder of Modicon (now part of Schneider Electric) and the initial designer of the first Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)—a primary component in modern-day automation.

According to deburring expert Dr. LaRoux Gillespie, “Everything on burrs has to do with the ductility of the material that you are machining.” He pointed out that machining glass, which has zero ductility, would produce no burrs, while unalloyed copper is highly ductile and therefore prone to forming thick burrs that are difficult to take off.

While our customers in the energy sector are not exactly singing “Happy Days Are Here Again,” they are much more hopeful than they were a few years ago when the activity went flat, driven by low oil prices.