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Pete Zelinski,
Senior Editor,
Special Projects
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Rethink Retraining
Do laid-off manufacturing employees who receive government-funded retraining do any better in the job market than employees who simply use the time to immediately start looking for a new job?
By funding employee-directed training without employer involvement, most federal dollars take a “supply-side” approach to retraining. A demand-side approach would make more sense. That is, let’s help employers develop precisely the employees they need by supporting their internal training efforts.
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Featured Event
Tool Shop Optimization Case Studies: Survival Of The Quickest
Join Cimatron for a free Webinar on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 2 p.m. EDT. Learn firsthand how winning mold and die makers are able to use their speed to produce high-quality tools at lower costs; respond to customer schedules and last-minute changes; be more aggressive in their quoting (and produce quotes quicker); and better position their businesses to withstand the pressure of overseas competition. Register today.
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Inbox Insight
What Is Ahead For The U.S. Auto Industry?
One of the speakers at Makino’s recent Technology Expo addressed this question in detail. Kim Korth of automotive-industry consulting firm IRN spoke about macro-economic trends as well as the shorter-term struggles of automotive suppliers.
Read what she had to say.
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Milling For Prototypes
Designcraft is a product development firm instead of a machine shop—but it depends on CNC machining. Machining centers here are more versatile for prototyping work (in many cases) than the company’s additive prototyping machines. In this video, the company talks about how it chooses and uses VMCs for prototyping applications.
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Expert Advice
Training Constraints: Money, Time, Culture
Ryan Pohl, the “Ask an Expert” in MMS Online’s Training Zone, sees personnel development as a process that ought to be continuously improved like any other process on the shop floor. In this article, he describes some common constraints against this improvement, and how to overcome them.
Our Next Issue
Prototyping & Rapid Manufacturing
Modern Machine Shop’s November issue will focus on the critical period of time before full production, when a new product is still being refined. The rate of new product introduction in many markets is making prototyping an increasingly important part of manufacturing. Our November issue will focus on the ways that CNC machining is used for prototyping work. Additive technology will be covered, too—including additive production of metal parts. The issue also coincides with the launch of our new Prototyping & Rapid Manufacturing Zone.
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