Thank you, Alicia!

There are many schools across the country using the Mastery Coding platform! Here's their site: www.masterycoding.com/

Thanks for the comments and feedback! You make a great point, and when employees are trained to a higher level of skill, the company will be able to produce more and better products for their customers. It's a win-win!

Far from it. Please keep in mind this webinar is nearly 3 years old and SACA certifications have taken off substantially since 2020. Take a look at the list of skills and competencies required for each certification: www.saca.org/smart-automation-certifications/. People with the entry-level certifications (associate) have a broad array of skills in safety, measurement, blueprint and schematic reading, GD&T, operation of fluid power, electrical and mechanical systems, motor control, HMI and VFD operation, sensor systems, production monitoring via Bluetooth and ethernet, PLC programming and operation, industrial robotics, CNC operation and intro program touch-ups, MES systems, SQL databases. Specialist Level certifications are deep dives into highly-specific technology areas like those listed above. Certifications are knowledge and skills-based. Individuals have to demonstrate hands-on knowledge and actually do the skills to get the Gold level certifications.

This video was made in 2021 making predictions about how AI will change manufacturing by the year 2031.

Thanks for the feedback, David!

Thanks Joe!! We're thankful for all you and the team at FANUC do for our students and their futures.

Hi Sinan, if you're interested in FreeRange XR, please send us an email at [email protected]!

Yes, but you would need to know how to program a CNC mill or to design your jewelry pieces in a CAD software for 3D printing.

Thank you!

Thanks for your insights and feedback, Sam!

Thanks Barb!

Thank you for your comments! To provide some context, Matt's presentation comes from 25 years of firsthand experience running manufacturing companies followed by a career working directly with employers who are having a hard time finding workers. Manufacturers are turning to automation for two key reasons: 1. Automation & robotics can do rote work, heavy lifting and other monotonous/dangerous tasks faster than a human, freeing up humans to do the kinds of work that only a human can do. 2. Manufacturers have far more production contracts than they can possibly get out the door with the limited workforce, and since they can't find workers, they automate production lines. Automation allows humans to do more interesting and intellectual jobs - like programming robots, maintenance on those lines, etc. Our message in this video is not that lack of training is the foundational issue of the manufacturing crisis - the issue is far too complex for that. However, the message is that training solves a huge issue manufacturers are facing, which is this: Manufacturers are automating for the reasons above. But they can't find workers (talent) who know how to program, operate and maintain those complex automation systems. Community/technical colleges are doing a great job of teaching students those skills, but there just aren't enough graduates to fill all the open roles in manufacturing. So our message to employers is that they need to do the up-skilling themselves with their current employees. In other words, manufacturers need to hire more people for base-level jobs, then train them in-house to do the complex work with automation, promote them to greater positions, then fill their old role with new hires at the base level, and continue the cycle. This way, you can hire people with little to no manufacturing experience and still fill the gaps, while employees get a great career pathway, pay raises, etc. There are massive numbers of jobs out there that manufacturers can't fill, and they are doing everything to recruit people. Paying far above living wage, sign on bonuses, incredible benefits, etc. Everywhere we turn here in the Midwest there's a "now hiring" sign with starting pay posted. They need the workers and will pay well. We're helping them to train up their workforce to do more highly-skilled work. There's plenty of it available. For more from manufacturers firsthand on how robotics & automation are creating more jobs, not less (and much better jobs, too), see the following (all published this year): 1. Peter Anderson, VP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain at Cummins: techedpodcast.com/electrification-supply-chain-and-industry-4-0/ 2. Dr. Annette Parker, President of South Central College: techedpodcast.com/improving-technical-education-across-the-us/ 3. Todd Wanek, CEO of Ashley Furniture: techedpodcast.com/technology-and-talent-in-an-industry-4-0-workforce/ 4. Kurt Bauer, CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce: techedpodcast.com/solving-wisconsins-economic-challenges/ 5. Mike Cicco, CEO of FANUC America: techedpodcast.com/why-we-should-teach-industrial-robotics-automation-in-schools/

who am I talking to right now? "Manufacturers have far more production contracts than they can possibly get out the door with the limited workforce, and since they can't find workers, they automate production lines" Manufacturer's can't find workers because the job security is very low due to machinery replacing the worker. The cost of labor has stagnated in this economy because human labor is not valuable anymore with machinery taking their place. What follows are businesses that previously had to pay out pension plans, insurance and healthcare plans to their workers are now being consumed by the talent of a small team of engineers. This explains the huge gap in wealth that exists in America today. Small groups of people transition from businesses that relied on human capital to technological capital. "Automation allows humans to do more interesting and intellectual jobs" Automation allows SOME humans to do more interesting and intellectual jobs. The large majority of people who lost their job are not doing more interesting and intellectual jobs because human work has dropped off in value since companies have started investing in technology also, who'se to say that another incredibly talented computer geek won't automate part of their co-workers jobs & then eating up their co-workers contract in the process? also, imagine the strain it puts on the person who replaces the workers beneath them? what a moral dilemma that must be, putting 500 of your co-workers out of a job? this happens in software, where a talented person will write a computer program to do the job that a segment of the office previously were paid to do job security in automation is incredibly low, and that's the reason why people don't want to invest in working for a manufacturer all of these references you provide is not convincing the layperson to get a job in manufacturing if I must listen to four hours of a podcast in order to be convinced that there are jobs in the field... shouldn't it be obvious that there are jobs in the field? why do you need to produce so much material to convince people there are jobs?

Thanks! This training software was developed by FreeRange XR (www.frexr.com), they could tell you what they used.

We're premiering all the details in a webinar this Wednesday: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J6kpVIffSNi5JSSUIufhsQ

Thank you Alexey!