Workforce Development

Analysis 1 Nov 2017

Apprentice Training: Metallurgy

Metallurgy for mold materials for tool and die apprentices should cover mining, furnaces, properties, testing, alloying, processing, classification and heat treatment.

Workforce Development 26 Oct 2017

CamInstructor Expands Offering of Online Training Courses

CamInstructor offers courses in Mastercam, Solidworks and CNC Machine Programming for those who are new to tool programming and for those who are interested in refreshing their training.

Education 25 Oct 2017

Partners in Educating the Next Generation of Builders

Our 2017 series on education/training and workforce development has opened the flood gates to efforts across North America focused on building our next generation of moldmakers. Here is a guest blog post on another industry supplier that has supported local mold builders by donating equipment to a Michigan high school manufacturing program.

Workforce Development 20 Oct 2017

An Email Chain Full of Surprises and Ideas for Engaging Youth

I love when a string of emails turns into a pathway for new ways to engage our youth and educate them about moldmaking and the larger industry of manufacturing!

Leadership 9 Oct 2017

A Racing Car Named Gwyneth Helps Teach UK Students about Manufacturing

Since making workforce development a special focus for MMT, I’m learning about so many more supplier companies that are blazing trails, in various ways, to engage the next generation of mechanical engineers. One of them is Renishaw.