Next Generation

For This Mold Shop, the Key to Closing the Skills Gap is Emotional Intelligence
Thanks to a culture change founded on a commitment to emotional intelligence, this mold supplier solved its skilled labor problem and increased throughput per employee.

Production Machining 2018 Emerging Leaders
Young professionals are a vital asset to the precision machined parts industry, and it is important to acknowledge those who are making strides toward shaping the industry’s future. Production Machining is recognizing our industry’s youn...

Maintenance Matters: Cultivating Craftsmanship
Toolroom managers need to help repair technicians become skilled mold troubleshooters and craftsmen rather than tooling replacers and cleaners.

Contingent Staffing for the Machining Job Shop
Hiring additional staff is an option to increase capacity, but if the fluctuation in demand is unpredictable and of short duration, you can quickly end up with excess capacity and a fixed expense that is too large for a lower level of business.

Project-Based Learning
University education in a shop-like setting helps mold a new generation of enterprising engineers.

It's Time to Educate the Next Generation–Manufacturing Competitions Receive Support from Companies at SkillsUSA
The depiction of manufacturing jobs as dirty and undesirable may soon be a thing of the past. How are manufacturing companies showing their interest in getting more students into the field?

Training the Manufacturers of Tomorrow
With help from Edgecam, Northern Maine Community College trains the next generation of skilled manufacturers.

Finding, Training & Retaining Employees
In this multi-part series of articles, contributor Ryan Pohl, a journeyman CNC machinist who also holds a master's degree in industrial training and development, addresses the skilled-labor shortage and its potential to dramatically hinder the f...

How One College Meets the Need for Trained Manufacturing Hands
One obstacle to training the next generation of machine operators and engineers is exposing them to the variety of machine types and controls they are likely to encounter when they are hired. A community college in Illinois has the answer—trai...

New Talent, New Services Build on Solid Foundation
At Superior Tooling, scientific mold sampling is a natural extension of a scientific mold manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the company is more excited than ever about a new apprenticeship program.