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By Bonnie GurneySep 12, 2023

Registration Opens for IMTS 2024

Registration has opened for IMTS 2024 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, taking place Sept. 9-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Smartforce
By Kristin BartschiSep 11, 2023

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and SME Announce New Strategic Partnership in Workforce Development

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and SME announced a strategic partnership today, making bigger strides together toward solving North America’s manufacturing workforce challenges.

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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossJun 23, 2023

Mind the Gap: Diversify, Partner, & Modernize

The 2023 MFG Meeting provided a unique opportunity for manufacturing technology companies to address the industry-wide concern about the skills gap, education, while talent experts discussed the importance of filling and retaining skilled labor through...

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Smartforce
By Greg JonesJun 05, 2023

Emerging Technologies Require Continuous Life-Learning and More

During our lifetimes, technologies evolve or change completely, and they are changing evermore rapidly these days as smart, digital manufacturing technologies become more widely adopted. As a result, it is now more important than ever that humans ...

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Technology
By Gary VasilashJun 01, 2023

Want the Workforce of the Future? Create It

Morganton, North Carolina, is one of those places along I-40 that history could have passed by. But automotive supplier Continental is making some of its most advanced braking systems there – and is helping build a workforce for the 21st century.

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Smartforce
By Bonnie GurneyMay 17, 2023

Manufacturers Collaborating for Growth: Highlights from The MFG Meeting 2023 in Phoenix

The MFG Meeting provided nearly 400 attendees with actionable insights on economic political, demographic, social, educational, and technological issues, while social and networking events promoted collaboration.

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Intelligence
By Ian StringerMay 15, 2023

Imagining Industry 6.0

Industry 6.0 may advance human-technology synergy in medical and bionic enhancements, robotic automation, neo-critical manufacturing, and more. Creating the necessary regulatory and societal frameworks will be essential for these advancements to thrive.

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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossApr 26, 2023

Industry Donation Sparks New Precision Machining Course

A small decision makes a huge impact. To help a customer out, KERN Precision swapped out an existing micro milling machine after delivery of a new unit and donated it to Laney College – increasing their applicant pool of talented machinists.

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Smartforce
By Catherine “Cat” RossNov 14, 2022

Mechatronics Competition at IMTS 2022 Shows off Manufacturing’s Exciting Future

An all-female team of mechatronics apprentices took first place in a live, cyber-physical learning environment at the IMTS 2022 Smartforce Student Summit.

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Technology
By Peter R. EelmanSep 06, 2022

Five Days until Manufacturing Technology Leaps Forward

As soon as IMTS 2022 kicks off in just five days, you’ll notice time moving a little quicker. IMTS allows ideas that were germinating to leap toward reality.

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