The Sky is the Limit with Managed Solutions and CIMCO Software: Meet Peter Pickslay I am excited to announce a new addition to the Managed Solutions team! Allow me introduce you to Peter Pickslay, our newest CNC Automation Specialist. Peter came onboard in August and has quickly become a valuable part of our team. Quite simply, we are honored to have him as he left his … [Read more...]
Welcome Dawn Buford
Minimizing chaos, reducing bottlenecks, automating workflows. These are things I do for my clients all day and every day. Ironically, I found myself in a classic “cobbler’s shoes” situation recently. While things might have appeared orderly and systematic on the outside, I had noticed things weren’t running very efficiently on the inside and I needed to make some changes. So … [Read more...]
Introducing the Five-Minute Gemba
Managed Solutions started out as a IT Services company in the late 1990s. Much like today, the late 90s to early 2000s were time of great change with new technologies frequently upsetting the old way of doing business. "Growing up" around this environment has shaped our business philosophy to be practical, adaptive and creative. Today, we are tasked with helping many forward … [Read more...]
Managed Solutions Expands to Southern California
We recently shared our new status as a CIMCO Authorized Solution Provider right here on our blog. This program is a huge leap forward for CIMCO A/S as the company adjusts to the changing computer integrated manufacturing landscape. CIMCO has evolved to be a company with world class products, global reach and an evolving reseller channel. The network of CIMCO Solution Providers … [Read more...]
Managed Solutions Now Certified CIMCO Software Solution Provider
Over the years the relationship Managed Solutions has had with manufacturers has evolved substantially. Starting in the late 1990's serving an IT function for several San Francisco Bay Area based manufacturers and evolving over 22 years to a very different role, it has been quite a journey. In the early years we crawled through dusty attics in Oakland California at Wiegmann and … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Led Workforce Development is Key to Resolving Skills Gap Crisis
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...]