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28 Years Later: A Journey of Gratitude and Growth

December 26, 2024 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe, but 28 years ago, I was unemployed for the first time since the month after graduating high school. It was December, and I’d just stepped away from my role at Sherwin-Williams to join a friend’s IT services business. But as I dug into what a 1099 arrangement really meant, I saw a different path. A fork in the road appeared—one of those moments that shape … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor

A Historic Opportunity for US Manufacturing

May 11, 2020 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

The Covid-19 situation is terrible in so many ways. The loss of life, freedom, and the incredible amount of debt being accrued to name a few. One positive thing about it, however, is that awareness has sharply risen on the importance of having local manufacturing and supply chains. This represents a historic opportunity to re-align some of our national priorities around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor, Manufacturing Tagged With: Carol Roth, Grow Manufacturing, Manufacturing Advocates Podcast, Podcast, SME, SVMI

Sacramento Area Manufacturers Mobilize to Ensure Bright Future

December 3, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

In June of last year we shared some examples of manufacturer led initiatives that are working to tackle the biggest challenges they face. The challenges are predominantly the skills gap and workforce development issues. Now it is 2019, and have an update for you. In an Email update from SVMI executive director Dean Peckham to supporters and manufacturers Dean laid out the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor Tagged With: Apprenticeships, CTE, Skills Gap, SME, SVMI, Workforce Development

CIMCO Customer Appreciation Meetup 4/11/2019 Saddle Ranch Chop House

April 10, 2019 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

We want to thank everyone who joined us on the 11th. It was great to learn more about some of our customers in a relaxed atmosphere. We held a CIMCO customer appreciation mixer at the Saddle Ranch Chop House in Orange, CA on 4/11/2019 from 3:45-7:30 PM. Our customers had the opportunity to meet up with other CIMCO users from the area and enjoy some beverages and appetizers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor, CIMCO Tagged With: Appreciation, CIMCO, Event, OrangeCA, Saddle Ranch

Manufacturing Led Workforce Development is Key to Resolving Skills Gap Crisis

June 25, 2018 by Joe Hackman 2 Comments

It is a great, but terrifying time to be a manufacturer in the United States. New manufacturing plants are popping up and existing manufacturers are pushing their capacity to the limit. The big issue that remains however, is the skills gap. Retiring baby boomers are vacating skilled manufacturing jobs. To complicate matters our culture tends to emphasize academics more than job … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: GMI, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Advocates Podcast, SJVMA, SVMI

Customer Ingenuity Paul’s DIY Coolant Recycler

June 15, 2018 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Some people are creative, Paul Price is one of those people. When he's not making high quality, innovative, visually appealing bike parts or riding bikes, you might find him dreaming up solutions to other problems. One of the problems he has recently tackled after 10 years of considering it, is recycling coolant. Check out this impressive process now in use at Chico, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beyond the Shop Floor Tagged With: Customer Stories, Paul Component

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