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Press Release from Marion Tool

WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Marion Manufacturing, a family, woman-owned business that provides precision machining services to the heavy equipment, aerospace and military markets, has been awarded a government contract to make military components for TACOM in Rock Island, Illinois. The contract is for a three year term valued in excess of $2.5 million.

Marion Manufacturing first bid for the project in June of this year. The award was given following an extensive facility and financial audit. Marion Manufacturing competed against 54 other companies throughout the United States. This was a Small Business Set Aside contract, and Marion Manufacturing met the guidelines by having fewer than 500 employees.

“It is exciting for us to receive this contract as it will allow us to keep our current workforce and create additional positions at a time when many manufacturers are laying people off,” stated Tammy Marion, President of Marion Manufacturing. The contract will require two shifts in the first year to complete the ordered components, with the possible addition of a third shift in year two of the contract. This contract will secure employment for a minimum of 9-10 positions.

Marion Manufacturing is working with other Indiana vendors purchasing castings from a Warsaw, Indiana foundry and heat treated materials from an Indianapolis supplier. “We remain dedicated to using other Indiana companies on projects we are awarded. This has always been our practice when a good source is available and we will continue to do so on this contract,” commented Marion.

Work has already started on the components and 33,000 assembled components have been ordered in the first year. The manufactured assembly will be used in small arms applications for the military.

About Marion Manufacturing
Marion Manufacturing is a woman-owned family business that provides precision CNC machining, tool and die design and build, as well as welding and fabrication to heavy duty equipment, aerospace and government clients. Started as a single-person operation in 1996, the company has grown to employ nearly 40 associates at its Terre Haute, Ind. facility. Marion is an ISO9001:2000 and AS9100 Certified Company. For more information about Marion Manufacturing, visit www.mariontool.com.

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Who: Schaeffler Group is a precision component supplier to industrial and automotive OEMs.

What: Qualified Prototype CNC Technician to lead the operatation of precision CNC machinery to produce high quality prototypes and product parts to established blueprint and engineering specs.  You will operate and troubleshoot all standard and specialized CNC equipment to produce quality parts by using blueprints, verbal instructions, and / or sketches.  This position requires you to build basic fixtures and tools, assist in training of other associates and set up, program and correct CNC programs on 2, 3, and 4 axis turning and milling machines.

Where: Fort Mill, South Carolina

When: Seeking immediately

Requirements: 2-year degree with at least 4 years experience + journeyman’s card and famililar with CNC 

Contact:

Human Resources – Shared Services Schaeffler Group USA Inc.

308 Springhill Farm Road   Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715

Fax 803 547-7996

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Another clip of the EyeTeam has they head to overseas to check on the soon-to-be released CNC software from Siemens, the giant international provider of technological innovation in electronics and electrical engineering….

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Buzz and whispers are surrounding a soon-to-be-released CNC program claiming beta tests have demonstrated previously unavailable benefits for Machine shop owners, managers, programmers and operators. Expect a press-release early next week, but here is a sneak peek into some of the advantages: 

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The following excerpt is a preview of my next article in Metalforming Magazine’s, Tool & Die Authority. Please note the excerpt below may differ slightly than actual publication

Future Tooling Talent Pool: Aging Boomers, Misperceptions Demand Attention

By: Joe Brown

Careers in skilled trades such as those in tool and die shops, stamping plants and precision machining companies are for poor, uneducated students who can only perform menial physical labor.

Check that, careers in skilled trades aren’t cool and only losers who don’t go to college.

Sadly, this has been—and still is—the belief and opinion of too many people.

The primary culprits? Our educational system, parents, and children of these parents who live in a world often influenced by peer pressure.

High schools and educational programs across the U.S. and Canada have dropped classes, vocational programs, and co-op programs for skilled trades. Additionally, guidance counselors rarely suggest a career in machining, welding, or other manufacturing technologies.

A recent study by CFA-FCA reported almost 75% high school students have never been exposed to a career in skilled trades by their guidance counselor. Further, parents are not encouraging a career in tool and die, metal fabrication, mold making—let alone other trades such as construction.

The stigma for about the last two “school-cycles” (12 year increments, K-12) included students who strived for four-year University studies. In order to have a successful career and financially comfortable life was to earn your diploma—and substantial debt in student loans. Don’t get me wrong, some of us were fortunate enough to have parents that financed a college degree and it was and still is a fantastic option for a lot of people. However, it’s not the end all be all of a bright future.

I know first-hand about the misnomers of vocational schools, or co-op programs. Would you believe that the majority of the people I knew in high school thought the students that would hop on a bus after lunch, a couple hours before school ended were going to some type of special school because they were academically challenged or perhaps failed a grade? Pathetic, isn’t it. Article continued at Metalforming’s Tool & Die Authority

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