Targeting the Skills Gap in Forming and Fabricating July 24, 2020 As in other industries, U.S. forming and fabricating companies are experiencing a critical shortage of skilled labor. In this SME Media podcast, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Robert Tessier, National Director of Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Airgas about the skills gap in the forming and fabricating industry; changes needed in the education system to fill the need for skilled labor; how automation factors into efforts to reduce the skills gap; and efforts at Airgas to develop workers for manufacturing operations, including a special program for military veterans.
FCA, Toyota, Faurecia, AP&T Win Lightweighting Awards July 31, 2017 Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) have announced the winners of the 5th annual Altair Enlighten Award, which strives to promote and celebrate innovation in automotive lightweighting.
MxD Launches Virtual Training Center November 10, 2022 MxD, the national digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute, launched the MxD Learn Virtual Training Center (VTC) with the release of several new courses.
SME and NAIR Host Aerospace Composites Forum November 18, 2022 The SME Composites Technical Community and the National Institute for Aviation Research co-hosted an Aerospace Composites Forum in July at Wichita State University.
Fully Engaged January 17, 2023 Mihaela Vlasea has built a career by bringing industry and academia together. She’s just getting started.
Event-Based Vision: Where Tech Meets Biology January 17, 2023 Modern event-based machine vision systems increase efficiency, productivity, and quality
Decarbonizing Light Manufacturing Industries in a Pinch January 17, 2023 Understanding the flow of energy within a plant is key in defining a roadmap to decarbonization
3D Printing Company Adds Materials, Italian Firms December 27, 2022 Desktop Metal Inc., the company founded in 2015 with no plan to produce a production-level printer, is now promoting 3D printing for high-volume serial production under its AM (additive manufacturing) 2.0 initiative.
Stratasys Sending 3D-Printed Materials to the Moon March 12, 2024 Materials will be subjected to moon dust, low pressure and rapid temperature swings.
