In this industry we have all been hearing about how the baby boomer generation is retiring and there aren’t enough people to replace those jobs, mainly the millennials who are few and far between in pursing this field. By 2025, …
Tag: filling the skills gap
Universal Robots’ Joe Campbell Presents at The Assembly Show
Joe Campbell of Universal Robots did a talk on Resolving the Labor Crisis in Manufacturing at The Assembly Show, on October 23rd in Rosemont, Illinois. Here we recap some of the key points discussed. Did you know that 10,000 baby …
Cobots Working “Hand” in Hand with Humans
With the growing need for manufacturing jobs to be filled, the cobotic industry is growing exponentially to fill the gap, as well as empowering employees to do more cerebral vs. monotonous tasks. The goal is to replace the least desirable …
Announcing Our Cobot Video Series from Fusion/IMEC’s Open House Event
We opened our facilities in Burr Ridge for an open house event last month co-hosted by IMEC. The event focused on Solving the Manufacturing Labor Challenge. Presenters took to a variety of topics around cobots along with tours of our …
Why We Became a Cobot Systems Integrator for UR
Fusion makes every effort to stay informed of the latest advances in manufacturing, making sure we are staying ahead of the needs of our customers. In the case of cobotics (collaborative robots), it was our machinists who were sending me …
Hire for Attitude, Train for Aptitude
In today’s economy, the search for manufacturing talent is more intense than ever. Reports of the widening skills gap appear in the news practically every day. As a rapidly expanding contract manufacturer, Fusion has successfully addressed this issue by redesigning …