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SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Jeannine Kunz, the director of Tooling U-SME, about how workforce development is changing in an area where manufacturers struggle to find workers.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Brian Glowiak, Director of the SME Education Foundation, about the need for a skilled workforce in manufacturing, and how SME and its longstanding foundation is actively working to fill the pipeline of skilled manufacturing workers through its Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) program and other outreach efforts.

Charlie Miller, director of sales for the Eastern region of the US for the robot and applications group at ABB, examines emerging trends in robotic welding, how the Industrial Internet of Things is driving changes in the sector, and the biggest challenges users need to address–including the shortage of skilled workers.

SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Neil Derosiers of Mazak about the coming digital manufacturing revolution in advance of the MC2 conference to be held April 19-21 in Dallas, Texas.

Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME, 2017 President for SME, discusses the current state of the manufacturing workforce, what this means for the future, how companies can help bridge the skills gap and the role of new technology in resolving workforce challenges.

Chris Cagle of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board in Hawthorne, Calif., explains what his organization does, how the apprenticeship program works, and why such programs are so important.

Wade Anderson, product specialist manager at Okuma America Corp., talks about his company’s line of machine tools as well as the issues job shops should consider for automating their operations. He talked to Senior Editor Bill Koenig at the 2018 edition of IMTS.

In this episode, Alan Rooks, editor in chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine talks with Mark Scherler, general manager of FANUC America about the latest FANUC robot technologies for welding and cutting; how solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things may change how manufacturing operations are performed; and strategies for shrinking the Skills Gap in the U.S.

Sanjay Thakore, business strategy manager for Autodesk, talks with Candace Roulo, managing editor, about how the cloud brings data, people and machines together, and the challenges often seen in manufacturing environments and how they are solved by the cloud during IMTS 2018 in Chicago.

Steve Baier, national sales manager of Haimer USA, talks about Industry 4.0 issues that job shops should consider. He spoke during at the 2018 edition of IMTS in Chicago.