Industry WeekPresident Barack Obama made a stop at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., today, to announce $175 million in federal public-private partnership grants for apprenticeship training that meets local needs. A considerable chunk of that funding is tied to the advanced manufacturing sector, from $2.2 million for a community-college-run consortium updating the skills of Telsa Motors and Panasonic workers to $4 million to train mechatronics and industrial maintenance technicians and CNC Operators in Pennsylvania.
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The Fall Technical Meeting features 27 pages presented in five sessions: Materials and Heat Treatment; Manufacturing; Gear Application; Lubrication, Efficiency, Noise, and Vibration; and Gear Wear and Failure. Registration for this event is in conjunction with registration for Gear Expo 2016.
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The TelegraphNearly 3,000 jobs will be opening in the manufacturing sector of Southwestern Illinois in the next five years, and businesses are worried they will be unable to fill them. Those openings will be caused by retirements and business expansions. To fill them, county workforce investment boards and their business partners launched a new campaign at Cope Plastics to link high school students to these jobs.
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Clean TechnicaSiemens has had its sights on developing the next generation of wind turbines — a class of platforms rated to 10 MW and above. Siemens recently signed off on a new German factory that will produce its flagship 7 MW offshore turbine. The new manufacturing plant is slated to begin production in mid-2017 and will be tasked with assembling generators, hubs, and nacelle backends together into complete nacelles.
Visit http://cleantechnica.com/2015/09/15/siemens-looks-toward-next-generation-10-20-mw-wind-turbines/ to view the full article online.
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Industry WeekEco-friendly models and futuristic technology like automated driving look set to dazzle at the IAA auto show in Frankfurt on September 19-27. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to crowd into the massive exhibition halls of Frankfurt’s sprawling trade fair to catch a glimpse of the latest models and high-tech innovations.
Visit http://www.industryweek.com/global-economy/auto-worlds-eyes-turn-germany to view the full article online.
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