Developing the Automation-Savvy Workforce of the Future

June 28, 2023

June 28, 2023

Technology Focus: Pressroom Automation

MetalForming brings you the June installment of our monthly Technology Focus newsletter, this month highlighting Pressroom Automation.

Developing the Automation-Savvy Workforce of the Future

“In this era of year-over-year record robot sales into manufacturing facilities in nearly every industry, and an overall uptick in automation implementations of all kinds,” writes Brad Kuvin, MetalForming magazine’s editorial director, in the June/July 2023 issue, “it’s important that metal formers don’t only invest in automation and robotic equipment, but that they also recognize the need for a skilled workforce in order to program, operate and maintain their automation equipment—robots, cobots and otherwise. And, be prepared to pay for the increased skill sets of workers trained in all things robotics.”

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MetalForming LIVE: July 11, 18 and 25

After a widely successful inaugural event last year with more than 300 attendees, MetalForming LIVE is back again this July. This three-part webinar series details strategies for effective implementation of precision-part production, automation and fabrication in stamping facilities. Hosted by MetalForming magazine’s editors, each 90-min. session will include a presentation followed by a roundtable discussion with metal formers dispensing their expertise gleaned from extensive experience with the chosen topics. And, attendees can participate in lively Q&A discussions. Sign up today!

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Shipping Levels Rebound, Most Metal Formers Predict Consistent Economic Activity

Metal forming companies anticipate little change in business conditions during the next three months, according to the June 2023 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report. About one-third (32 percent) predict a decrease in activity, down from 35 percent in May, and 10 percent forecast an increase in activity, compared to 11 percent last month.

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Progressive Metal Stamping Dies: From Simple to Complex

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Coming in October: Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators

The Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators is a one-of-a-kind conference designed to educate metal forming and fabricating plants on the latest in digital and plant-floor connectivity technologies. Join us October 3-4 in Nashville, TN, when experts will explain how automation, Internet of Things and additive manufacturing are changing how manufacturers work.

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PMA Membership

Position your company as an industry leader when you utilize PMA resources—ITR Econ Trends reports, trade publications, One Voice and FABTECH trade shows. A PMA membership will provide your company and all of its employees with a range of valuable industry resources that are designed to help you become more connected, more informed, more efficient, more competitive and ultimately more profitable.

Data-Driven Technologies Drive Efficiency

Rolling and annealing processes at Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals are highly sophisticated and now equipped with many Internet of Things sensors. From these devices the firm gathers a lot of data, providing the visibility needed to reduce process variability and to identify and reduce waste.

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From the June/July Issue of MetalForming

Die Design and Simulation: Stories from the Field

An overview of current software technologies as well as successful use cases demonstrate the potential for die designers and builders to excel among the competition.

Clow Stamping: A METALFORM EDU Power User
A major part of Clow Stamping’s efforts to keep employees trained involves extensive use of the Precision Metalforming Association’s (PMA’s) METALFORM EDU online training system.