This three-day program is intended to enhance the skills and knowledge of CNC lathe operators, manufacturing personnel, and engineers with basic CNC lathe experience.  This course will be limited to 9 students. What You Will Learn: •Understanding tool paths and motions •Defining and understanding M & G codes •Understanding Compensations •Reading CNC...

​The 7th annual SUMMIT is the NCDMM’s premier event for encouraging collaboration between government, industry and academia. By bringing these representatives together the SUMMIT provides opportunities to inspire, innovate, and collaborate. The theme this year is  Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise with a focus on Leveraging Innovation. Dynamic...

Manufacturing in America has changed dramatically over the past decade. This timely event is designed to provide a better understanding of the current challenges faced by all manufacturers.

Faced with an aging manufacturing workforce, The Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association spear-headed efforts to bring a national student robotics program to the Pittsburgh region. Local manufacturers and educators joined forces in 2005, and with just 6 schools, launched BotsIQ.  Now, in its seventh year, the program has exploded...

The Autodesk Solution for Digital Prototyping The Autodesk® solution for Digital Prototyping helps aerospace and defense suppliers to better design, visualize, and simulate product and process designs before they are ever built. Autodesk offers a broad set of interoperable solutions across all phases of product development to reduce development costs and...

Course Overview: This one day program is intended to improve the abilities of estimators and shop floor managers to accurately quote and effectively manage shop floor activities. Course Topics: •How to know when potential jobs are profitable and which aren’t •How to establish an accurate breakeven point •The impact of product volume & mix on...