workforce development

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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2017 Finishing Industry Economic Forecast

What the team at Gardner Business Intelligence sees ahead for the industrial finishing industry in 2017.

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curing

Axalta Coating Systems Opens Powder Coating Learning and Development Center

Facility serves Axalta’s customers as well as those interested in learning more about powder coatings or advancing their application skills; classes are available in both English and Spanish.

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Parts Cleaning

The Making of a World Class Manufacturer ... A Long-Term View

Firms empowering employees with higher skill levels will be light-years ahead.

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Axalta Gives University of Michigan Students Look Under the Hood at Pure Michigan 400

Axalta/U-M partnership supports STEM and business education as students had rare, special access to industry leaders from Axalta, Hendrick Motorsports, Michigan International Speedway and NASCAR.

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education

Axalta Opening Powder Coating Training Facility

Axalta Coating Systems is opening a Learning and Development Center at its powder coating headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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Liquid Coating

Cleaning Up Misconceptions in Job Titles

Eliminate your industrial maintenance team in one easy step.

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Powder Coating

Top Shops: Keystone Koatings, Top HR and Training Programs

President Rick Gehman says employees and management that have helped earn a Products Finishing Top Shops award for the past two years, and its HR practices could mean it will be recognized for years.

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DeFelsko to Host SSPC Training This Fall.

Courses include the Protective Coatings Inspector Program and a workshop on using SSPC PA2 effectively.

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