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Robotic Welding Fills Skills Gap with Quality Production

The decision to adopt robotic automation for welding cells is getting easier every day. There are any number of manufacturing considerations influencing that decision, including quality, productivity, and consistency of the weld. Today, however, the key driver is the lack of skilled welders available to fill the requirements of shops both large and small.

Trends in Workforce Development

A new year is upon us, bringing great optimism and opportunity for the manufacturing industry. The ticking clock, however, reminds us we are closer to the end of the decade when a perfect storm of a limited employee pipeline, a retiring workforce, reshoring and the changing pace of technology is expected to place even greater labor demands on manufacturers, challenged by an already slim supply of skilled workers.

Online Manufacturing Training

“We have made a major commitment to this technology, as an overall educational strategy,” Jones adds. “What makes us different than probably the other builders is that Mori Seiki University is a corporate university, rather than just a technical training center. In addition to technical skills, we also provide online and classroom courses in employee, sales and management skills."

New On-Ramps to Workforce Development

There are two ways to tackle the skilled labor shortage: automate wherever possible or encourage a new generation to consider the manufacturing industry. Bowden Manufacturing of Ohio does both, with the help of industry partners such as Absolute Machine Tools.

The EV Roadmap

The automotive industry has undergone numerous changes and challenges over the past few years. One area that continues to evolve is the move toward electrification.

CareerWise Colorado Builds Successful Apprenticeship Program

Denver-based CareerWise has created a modern youth apprenticeship system that aims to put students who want to work in the manufacturing industry in a position where they can take academic lessons learned at school and apply them to meaningful work with top employers.

Addressing Manufacturing’s Diversity Problem

Across industries there’s an emphasis on addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in leadership roles. Research shows that greater diversity within an organization improves business performance. Manufacturing, however, lags in gender diversity when compared with other industries.