workforce development

Liquid Coating

PPG Foundation Donates $40,000 to Coatings Department at North Dakota State University

New program will complement the university's long-standing coatings and polymeric materials program.

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Top Shops

Top Shops: Employees drive Tri-State Fabricators to Growth, Success

This three-time recipient of the Top Shops award emphasizes human resources and training.

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management

Dürr Paint Test and Training Center In Michigan Packing Them In

Test and Training Center offers unique resources that provide OEMs offline opportunities to test paint and sealer materials for their production applications.

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Liquid Coating

The Robots Are Coming — Will Your Job Be Next?

With advancing automation, reconsider what robots have to offer.

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40-under-40

40-Under-40: Class of 2017

Chicago’s Amanda Beach leads the 2017 Products Finishing list recognizing tomorrow’s leaders in the finishing industry.

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Electrocoating

Kyzen, CJI Host 'Clean and Green' Seminar June 13-14

The two firms will be offering two days of training, with several technical sessions and hands-on testing throughout the day. The training is free, but space is limited.

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Axalta and NASCAR Legends to Open New Customer Experience Center

The Customer Experience Center is a 36,000 square feet training and conference complex designed to serve Axalta’s refinish, transportation OEM, and industrial customers.

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Linetec’s Expansions Adds 70 Jobs, Doubles Machine Capacity

Part of Linetec's latest job growth is a $3 million investment to double the capacity of the thermal services department.

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Settling for Soft Skills? You’re Part of the Problem

Don’t dismiss the importance of hard skills in favor of the soft ones. Instead, pursue initiatives that instill both hard skills and soft skills into the available workforce.

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Liquid Coating

Rolls-Royce's Profound Paint Job with 23.75-Carat Gold

Imagine a paint job for a vehicle that is 10 layers thick and which uses 250 percent more paint than the standard, a standard which is already superlative.

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