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Two for Friday – Innovation and OEE

April 18, 2014 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

While visiting one of our customers in the Visalia area this week, the visit provoked some ideas about innovation in manufacturing. Luckily there was a tie in to that in the news as well. On LinkedIn we saw several discussions about calculating OEE and looking beyond just OEE so this week's topics are: Efforts to Promote Innovation in Manufacturing OEE and Beyond, What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Government, Innovation, Manufacturing, OEE, Two for Friday

Empowered Employees – Your Solution to the Manufacturing Skills Gap

April 14, 2014 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

BLS Job Openings by Industry February 2014

It's hard to talk about manufacturing in the US without the issue of the skills gap coming up. We'll always advocate to make the conditions as favorable as possible for employees and employers alike, and in this case we'll take aim at opportunities within your organization. We learned recently from one of our customers who had CIMCO MDC installed last year a startling fact. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: BLS, Empowered Employees, Job Satisfaction, Maximize Performance, Retention, Skills Gap

Two for Friday – Global Competition and Autonomous Cargo

April 11, 2014 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

So many of the conversations going on carry over from week to week with regards to North American Manufacturing. Specifically this week what stood out: North America Now Very Globally Competitive Are Unmanned Cargo Aircraft the Future of Economical Air Freight? North America Now Considered Very Globally Competitive North America (specifically the US and Mexico) have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jobs, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Advocacy, Industry, Manufacturing, North America, PUCA, Re-shoring, Skilled Jobs, Two for Friday

Poll: Where will Tesla Build Their 5 Billion Dollar Battery Factory?

April 7, 2014 by Joe Hackman 4 Comments

The winner(s) of our poll today won't win accolades or prizes, but with this whole selection process heating up for Tesla, one really has to wonder where it will end up. Tesla bringing large scale battery manufacturing to one lucky south/west US state has big implications. The states said to be in the running are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. If you follow the news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Advocacy, Battery Factory, Jobs, Manufacturing, Poll, Tesla

Two for Friday First Edition – Industry and Talent Update

April 4, 2014 by Joe Hackman 1 Comment

As advocates of the manufacturing  industry we love to serve, we're always plugged in to see what the news and trends are. So in this new feature every Friday we'll bring up two topics to discuss with you. There are a number of critical topics this week but two really stood out: Will 2014 be a good year for US Manufacturers? Acquiring Skilled Talent Will 2014 be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jobs, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: Advocacy, Industry, Manufacturing, Self Reliance, Skilled Jobs, Talent, Two for Friday, Women in Manufacturing

CIMCO Software Training at NASA AMES

March 31, 2014 by Joe Hackman Leave a Comment

Some hands on learning - CIMCO MDC

Every once in a while you find yourself in an incredible place with incredible people doing incredible things. Last week that happened. Monday morning we were getting our guest badges and introducing a group that entered as individuals and departed as a team from NASA AMES in Mountain View California. We were hosted by NASA for CIMCO software training for a few of our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CIMCO, Education, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: AMES Research Center, CIMCO A/S, NASA, Training, Wind Tunnel

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