Posts by FAME USA
First Louisiana students begin AMT program
Manufacturers in the Cenla region have partnered with Northwestern State University and Central Louisiana Community Technical College Natchitoches Campus in offering a groundbreaking hands-on learning program that allows students to…
Read MoreKY FAME Comes Into Its Own, Sets Sights on Expanding Missions
About a decade ago, a handful of central Kentucky manufacturing companies banded together to begin addressing a critical challenge. As the state’s manufacturers battled to stay globally competitive, evolving cultural…
Read More“Model of the Future,” focuses on a two-year technical program developed by Toyota
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzE_OILmCL8″][vc_column_text] Episode 3 of “FutureWork” premiere yesterday on Fortune.com and Time.com. The episode, titled “Model of the Future,” focuses on a two-year technical program developed by Toyota in central…
Read MoreFutureWork: The Olympics of Robotics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/187739466″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Educational approaches that emphasize problem-solving and teamwork are preparing the workforce of tomorrow for any possibility. At the international VEX Worlds Robotics Competition, “VEX Robotics World Championship,” Barbara Kopple witnesses…
Read MoreNew manufacturing training program picks up steam in Louisville
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Inside Building 3 at General Electric’s massive Appliance Park, about a dozen high-powered robots pump their arms up and down as they shape stainless steel into tubs that line the…
Read MoreRise of the Machines: How robotics will shape Alabama’s automaking future
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When The Terminator was released in 1984, the potential – and far-fetched – hazards of robotics and artificial intelligence was brought to the silver screen and to the minds of…
Read MoreGov. Nixon tours Troy auto plant, praises auto industry as job creators
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Governor Jay Nixon stopped off in Troy, Missouri to talk jobs Wednesday. Highlighting the continued growth and impact of the auto industry in Missouri, the governor toured Toyota Bodine’s enhanced…
Read MoreLabor Secretary Visits Alamo Colleges Toyota Program
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1423751086688{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}” parallax_background=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was in San Antonio this week to see the progress of a partnership between the Alamo Colleges and Toyota…
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