Released May 17, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the phrase “highest and best use” and why it is important to us as we manage our precision machining shops.
Author: Matrix Team
Released May 10, 2021.
Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the upcoming PMPA Mastery Program, how it came to fruition, what is all included and why it is important to attend.
Rethinking The Global Supply Chain
The massive disruptions of the global supply chain that occurred in 2020 during the pandemic have increased momentum for the reshoring of manufacturing jobs to the United States, primarily from China.
Rethinking The Global Supply Chain Article
CCAT Programs – April 2021
CCAT Programs for CT Manufacturing companies
- CCAT is facilitating StanleyX’s DEEPHOW pilot projects this year, with cohorts starting again in May, July and October, with FREE access to this AI learning technology tool. For more information or to apply go to CCAT’s DeepHow Pilot Program
- Free, online 180 Skills licenses are available to CT manufacturing companies – and ALL your employees. Flyer attached – new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion course!
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- Over 700+ courses available for CT manufacturing employees. Sign up online or reach out to Eileen to get your whole team registered for this free online learning!
Upcoming Industry 4.0 & Digital Technology Workshops (www.ccat.us/events) And Funding to help you adapt many of the new technologies introduced in these workshops is available:
- Money for Manufacturing
- Thu 4/8 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm Robotics & Automation Series: Material Handling with Kawasaki
- Thu 4/15 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing Using Binder Jetting – AM’s Solution for MIM and Cast Parts
- Thu 4/22/21 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm Model Based Definition: Leveraging Your Design Data into a Technical Data Package
- Thu 4/29 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm New Advancements in 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
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- On-Demand Technical Workshops – Available Anytime
- Automation & Robotics
- Additive Manufacturing
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Big Data & Analytics
- Digital Technologies
- On-Demand Technical Workshops – Available Anytime
Money for Manufacturing Programs – MATCHING GRANT PROGRAMS, flyer attached or Money for Manufacturing to access
o Connecticut Additive Manufacturing Adoption Program (AMAP) – NEW!
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- $100,000 to help infuse additive manufacturing technologies into your production environment.
The window for accepting applications will run from April 1 to May 31, 2021.
- $100,000 to help infuse additive manufacturing technologies into your production environment.
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o Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund Voucher Program (MVP)
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- $49,000 to conduct a project aimed at improving your manufacturing productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.
Administered on a first-come first-served basis.
- $49,000 to conduct a project aimed at improving your manufacturing productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.
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o Connecticut Manufacturing IoT Integration Voucher Program (IVP)
$20,000 to assist with the implementation of IoT solutions on your manufacturing floor.Administered on a first-come first-served basis.
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Retooling the Workforce
Workforce Development is a mission of the Lorain County Manufacturing Sector Partnership.
Who We Are
The Lorain County Manufacturing Sector Partnership (LCMSP) is an employer-led group committed to promoting manufacturing and growing the available workforce in the region for manufacturing companies. The LCMSP is a Working Group of the Lorain County Manufacturing Council, a 501(c)(3) serving manufacturers in Lorain County.
Lorain County Manufacturing Sector Partnership Website
Absolute Machine Tools has a published article in the Spring 2021 issue of Pulse Magazine titled “Retooling the Workforce” and has been working with LCMSPW to continuously improve workforce development in our area.
Retooling the Workforce Article
PMPA Business Trends February 2021
Our performance and sentiment indicators this month justify our optimism about the markets and employment prospects for our precision machining industry in 2021. The six- month trend of steady sales in our index shows that we are most likely being constrained by lack of supply and workers. We are performing strongly even as relevant FED indicators declined in February.
Demand can only accelerate as our broader economy opens up and consumers spend their new-found savings. Pay attention to the numbers, and not the pessimists. The numbers reflect both a current positive reality for our precision machining shops and anticipate an even stronger three months ahead.
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
Want to take out operating costs and gain efficiencies using new technologies to advance your business? Learn more, including how grant funding can support your adoption of new technologies by attending any of our upcoming webinars. Subsequent FREE consulting and/or prototyping support available thru CCAT’s Advanced Technology team.
View recordingsand download slides now.
- DeepHow: An AI Solution to Bridge the Skills Gap in Manufacturing: Are you participating in an upcoming freepilotthis year?
- Using 180 Skills to Rethink, Recommit, and Re-Engage Your Current Workforce : Have you signed up your employees to take any of the 700+ free courses?
Apprentices Work! New opportunities to strengthen your workforce with CMWDI: Funding is available to train your team. Learn more.
Registered Apprenticeship
Registered Apprenticeship is a premier form of workforce development and transfers skills to workers by combining a structured schedule of work processes and classroom instruction.
The DoD grant to Massachusetts is for the development of a training program titled MassBridge. You can learn more here.
We sincerely hope is that this training becomes the model for the rest of the country.
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
The On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program assists employers with the cost of hiring and training a new employee. It is funded through the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and administered through the MassHire Career Centers in Massachusetts.
The OJT Program enables employers to hire new employees and train them at their place of business while being reimbursed a percentage of the new employee’s wages during training.