workforce development
How a Generation Lost So Many Employability Skills
Before the next generation of advanced manufacturing talent comes of age, perhaps parents need to ask themselves whether overparenting is part of the employability skills problem.
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NASF/AESF University Funded Research Transitioned to Industry: Practical Performance Improvements in Functional REACH-Compliant Trivalent Chromium Plating
This paper shows information learned from a NASF/AESF Foundation Research grant which has led to successful application. The work at the University of Houston (UH) is discussed – a technique developed to perform in-situ analysis of the stress of the chromium deposit from a REACH-compliant trivalent chromium electrolyte. An understanding of crack formation during plating has led the way to a means to avoid it. Faraday Technology Inc. scaled-up and optimized the same process through support from the U.S. Army. The results enabled significant chromium coating performance enhancements, matching the wear index of conventional Cr deposits from hexavalent baths.
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ECOAT2020 Offers Education and Insights
Learn to maximize productivity, quality and profitability in your electrocoating operations.
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CCAI Establishes Education Foundation
It's a non-profit charitable organization established to support education and training in the industrial finishing and coatings arena.
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Manufacturer, Powder Coater Plans $35 Million Facility in Texas, 100 jobs
United Alloy expects to break ground on the project in early 2020, with operations commencing by the end of that year.
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CCAI Training Manuals Available in Spanish
Translations of all five existing manuals are in progress and expected to be complete the first half of 2020.
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Powder Coater Hosts U.S. Senator for Workforce Discussion
JOBS Act is bipartisan legislation that makes high-quality and rigorous short-term job training programs more affordable by expanding access to Pell Grants for low-income students.
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Purdue University Professor Offers Chemical Coatings Scholarship
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty member John Cox has turned his passion for the chemical coatings field into opportunities for PNW students.
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Coventya Holds Employee Appreciation Day
Following an engagement survey for its U.S. employees, the company held an employee appreciation lunch with team-building activities and games.
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