North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to Orange County Convention Center in October 2024. FABTECH provides a convenient "one stop shop" venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.
North America's Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event
The skills gap in the manufacturing sector continues to be a hot topic in the news.
A recent article posted on the Monster blog describes how the modern resurgence of manufacturing is being held back by this major challenge for U.S. manufacturers. Monster, best known for their online platform for job seekers, publishes blog posts on employment trends in various sectors including manufacturing. “Contrary to popular belief,” author Bret Silverberg wrote in the July 2, 2014 article, “the demands of the manufacturing industry today require significant technological expertise.”
The article quotes Drew Greenblatt, president of the Baltimore, Maryland-based Marlin Steel Wire Products, who is a member of FABTECH show partner, PMA. Greenblatt shares his experience with the evolving manufacturing sector in the Monster piece. “People think of the production lines, and what people did in the 1920s,” he is quoted as saying. “That’s out of date. It’s not measuring what’s really happening in American manufacturing. … Factories today are very sleek technologically.”
Read the full article here.
Interested in reading more about solving the skills gap and groups who are working to put an end to open high-tech and high-paying manufacturing jobs? Here’a a few quick hits from this week about schools exposing young people to the opportunities in manufacturing:
Business must align with schools to close “skills gap”Qualified employees increasingly hard to come by in manufacturing sectorIvy Tech teaches younger kids about manufacturing, design during summer program
Solving the skills gap will help manufacturers reach their full potential in the U.S. economy. And, at FABTECH, we’re doing our part. This year’s show will feature the very latest in manufacturing technology as well as offer educational programs and networking opportunities. Join us by registering here.
FABTECH 2024
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North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to Orange County Convention Center in October 2024. FABTECH provides a convenient "one stop shop" venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.
