Manufacturing Schools
Rise Up in Modern Machine Shop
When we visited an organization changing lives in nearby Santee CA, we were very affected by what we saw. This is why we wrote about Rise Up for Modern Machine …
Instamachinist
Social media is a building movement in the manufacturing field. This is especially true of the Instamachinist community. This subculture on Instagram shares manufacturing photos and insight with each other. …
Giving Tuesday
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-joj3yi6z’ admin_preview_bg=”] For Giving Tuesday (the Tuesday following Thanksgiving), organizations ask that folks give their time or donations to help them continue to …
Lean Manufacturing Newsletter
The November/December 2018 SFA email blast was a lean manufacturing newsletter. It was sent to subscribers November 19th, 2018. Lean Manufacturing for 2019 Heard of it? Thinking about it? Make …
Happy Accident
Aerospace. Medical. Defense. Skateboarding?! Shop Floor Automations loves fulfilling needs for unconventional manufacturers, so when we learned our customer Professor Schmitt (Paul Schmitt of PS Stix Inc) was going to be the focus of …
MFG Day 2018
MFG Day is here again. A great time to celebrate the growth of American manufacturing. It is also a time to address the issue of bringing a new generation of …
Shop Floor Automations Newsletter – March/April 2018
This archived issue of the Shop Floor Automations newsletter was first sent to subscribers April 24th of 2018. A brand new way to modernize your RS232 port is featured. A …
Titans of CNC
“Titan”: rooting from Greek mythology, it means a person or figure of great importance or power. Have you heard of the Titan who started a free CNC learning program called Titans …
Masters of Resonance Official Trailer
Last week, the long-awaited official trailer for documentary Masters of Resonance premiered. The film follows the path of how a quality drum set is made – from the raw material being sourced, …
MFG Skills Gap & Veterans
Preparing military veterans for manufacturing jobs is an amazing way to give back. Are we preparing them for the MFG skills gap? One school is. When military veterans return home, …
Reflecting on MFG Day 2017
Even with MFG Day 2017 efforts, there is much work to be done to fill the MFG skills gap. There is good news for the manufacturing industry. Last night, the …