Education
A "High C" Personality Makes the Perfect EDM Operator
Danielle O’Connor took a DISC personality test when she started at Westminster Tool. President Ray Coombs saw that she was a "high C" personality (detail oriented) and decided that placement on an EDM for training was the perfect position since it requires specific attention to detail ... and she loves it!
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Attracting—and Keeping—Top Talent
Safety and cleanliness; keeping everyone informed; and standardized, shop-specific training are just a few notable aspects of Aalbers Tool and Mold's approach to managing its most important resource: people.
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Benefits of a Learner-Centered Educational Philosophy
Finding, Training & Retaining Employees, Part 10
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amerimold 2014: Come Gain Some Knowledge
amerimold Knowledge Centers are brief, interactive presentations held on the show floor. Intimate and limited in size and led by applications experts at leading equipment suppliers, amerimold Knowledge Centers offer opportunities for deeper learning about specific product and process technologies whether your ENGINEER, BUILD or MAINTAIN molds.
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AMBA Moving Ahead With Industry-Specific Certification Program
The American Mold Builders Association aims to create a set of measurable knowledge and skills standards geared specifically toward moldmaking operations.
Read MoreCoordinate Metrology Society Introduces Level-Two Certification Program for Portable CMMs at CMSC 2014
Level-One and Level-Two Certification Examinations to be held at Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference
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“It’s Just as Hard as Any Engineering School”
That’s how one organizer describes what it takes for young people to join a new apprenticeship program that aims to attract only the best and brightest—and provides companies an opportunity to really get to know prospective apprentices before hiring them.
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Digital Ed. of MMT's May Additive Mfg. Supplement Ready
This month's edition features stories on how to push additive manufacturing to the next level with a commitment to customer service, education and training, as well as a look at one manufacturer's year-long journey with additive manufacturing.
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A Proven Model for Apprenticeship
Steve Rotman, president of Ameritech Die and Mold, sheds light on his experience as one of the founding members of an apprenticeship program that has been churning out skilled workers for his shop and others since the mid-1990s.
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The Value of Networking
Comments from an organizer of a new mold industry trade show emphasize the importance of learning from one another.
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