The Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NEINFAME) has announced three new employer partners for its program, effective immediately. The addition of Auburn-based Metal Technologies, Warsaw-based Tecomet and Fort Wayne-based Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc. brings the total number of employer partners in the NEINFAME program to nine. Metal Technologies, Tecomet and Valbruna Slater Stainless…

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What is NEIN-FAME? NEINFAME Chapter President, Jeff Hansen, Steel Dynamics, provides a chapter overview. Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education is part of a national program featuring employer-driven chapters across the nation that provides global-best workforce development through technical training. The NEINFAME chapter was formed in 2019, and is based on the FAME USA…

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — While President Biden recently proposed two years of free community college, Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne is taking a different approach. Thirteen students signed on to work with different manufacturing companies in the area while attending school at Ivy Tech. They will have three days of on-the-job training…

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December 17, 2020Jeff Hansen Vice President of Safety and Human Resources Steel Dynamics, Inc. 260-969-3598 jeff.hansen@steeldynamics.com The Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NEI FAME) is pleased to add a new partner to its prestigious group of leaders in the manufacturing industry. Advanced Machine and Tool (AMT) joins Fort Wayne Metals, LH Industries, Micropulse,…

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INDIANAPOLIS, from WRTV — Even in a global pandemic, manufacturing jobs are still in high demand and local companies are putting their heads together to create pathways into this field. “The need for workers in our, in this manufacturing environment, is just incredible right now,” Griffith said. “Especially here in the state of Indiana, being…

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Inside Indiana Business features how the INFAME program works and gives details on recruiting for the inaugural 2021 class from Red Gold Director of Continuous Improvement Jon Adams and Major Tool & Machine VP of Human Resources Kendra O’Brien. To see the original piece, click here.

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During the COVID-19 crisis, with college partners closed and mounting pressures on employers, the FAME USA team at the Manufacturing Institute (MI) is providing a forum for regular communication, problem-solving, and old-fashioned togetherness. “We were planning a signature event for April 14th in San Antonio–the FAME Live! showcase–when this [COVID-19] really began to escalate; we…

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” Dennis explained that the FAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program was an outgrowth of training that Toyota Motor North America provided for employees when they built their new manufacturing plant for vehicles in Georgetown, KY in 1987. Dennis was one of the first 13 trainers hired to start the training in 1987 and he is…

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© UPI Photo BY ALEX GANGITANO – 09/10/19 05:00 AM EDT Ivanka Trump and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)’s Manufacturing Institute are set to announce a major expansion of a skills training and apprenticeship program created by Toyota Motor North America, according to a copy of an upcoming statement first seen by The Hill. The announcement will come…

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