Training & Personnel

“Floor-Ready” Prospects
Training through close collaboration among educators, manufacturers and equipment builders gives shopfloor prospects the chance to contribute right away.

The Goal is Jobs
TechWorks provides a rapid way into skilled manufacturing work. Could this program offer a model for how to expand the manufacturing talent pool in your region?

Looking for a Skilled Machinist?
We hear it a lot: Shop floor jobs are plentiful, but skilled workers to fill them are not.

The Cost of Doing Business
Developing skilled employees internally is expensive, but not doing so might be more expensive still.

A Different Way In
What is a fitting entry point for a modern manufacturing career? Desktop 3D printing machines offer real promise.

Important Versus Urgent
Don’t let the search for manufacturing staff today distract you from the potential for developing employees tomorrow.

The Emerging Benchmark
Manufacturers will take on the challenge of developing skilled personnel.

Look for the Codes
Two-dimensional matrix codes are being used for everything from marketing campaigns to positioning tool presetters to linking print magazines with bonus online content. Consider how you might use them.

Count on Companies?
The perceived decline of companies as reliable sources of employment may be an additional factor affecting manufacturing’s talent pool.

The Value of a Diverse Background
Production Machining interviews Tom Aitchison, president/CEO of Enoch Manufacturing Company, about his views on the metalworking industry.