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June 21, 2018
Driving Toward a New Model for Auto Manufacturing Education at Clemson University
How the workers and factories of tomorrow are created. Collaboration, innovation, and a willingness to re-design at all levels, from the manufacturing process to the education of the designers and workers involved in the system. “Building smart factories and even smarter students. Clemson University’s work with its partners in creating…
June 14, 2018
Building a Stronger Workforce Requires a Cooperative, Collective Approach
“Jim Kenney provides a ringing endorsement of building and developing a career pathways approach to workforce development planning. Long overdue in the skilled trades sector. Providing a long-term career-oriented path for members of the skilled trades. This approach not only helps build the workforce, it brings much-needed prestige to the…
June 11, 2018
Turn-key VR Training System ‘SimSpray’ Looks to Lower Costs for Commercial Spray Painters
By Scott Hayden 6.11.2018 SimSpray is a VR training system targeting educational institutions, manufacturers, and trade unions, all with the eye for lowering costs over traditional training and offering some unique insight only available in VR. Training to become a commercial spray painting technician costs time, money, and requires the use of…
June 7, 2018
Sixense Technology Adopted in VRSim’s SimSpray
LOS GATOS, Calif., June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Sixense Enterprises Inc., a global leader in motion tracking and VR/AR software, and VRSim, Inc., an experienced developer of immersive training simulations, are announcing the successful adoption of Sixense’s technology for SimSprayTM, an immersive virtual reality spray paint and coating training simulation. Using Sixense’s Full-Presence Platform,…
June 1, 2018
Will a Robot Take My Job?
The workforce issue we need to talk about: “Big, unavoidable, disruptive change is coming, and the workforce is ill-prepared” “Daniel Gerstein provides a thoughtful overview of the worldwide challenges automation poses. For the last 100 years, workforce challenges had readily available escape hatches for the displaced workers. The situation isn’t as clear-cut this…
May 24, 2018
Aerospace Industry Celebrates Manufacturing Boom, But Scrambles For Workers
“We can’t let the lack of qualified workers throttle an industry, but we must also look towards the future of that worker, their work, & industry. Training programs that are both rapid and efficient will fill the immediate need, but equipping workers with skills projected to be useful in the…
May 23, 2018
Wanted: A Shortage of Qualified Automotive Technicians Has Left Service Departments Scrambling To Find New Talent
“The need for skilled, trained technicians will only grow. As cars become more complex with sophisticated, integrated systems, the industry will need training that is not only faster, better, and cheaper, but also training that updates dynamically as the OEMs grow and develop their own best practices.” – Matthew Wallace,…