AMPED Resource Center
AMPED encompasses all means of workforce development, from encouraging potential careers towards young adults in manufacturing fields, to supporting and fostering training for incumbent workers. Along with our network of industry partners, the Workforce Development Resource Center is a one-stop access point that meets AMPED’s mission to attract, inspire, and prepare America’s precision manufacturing workforce.
If you have any questions, need additional information or want to add a resource to the Center, please email us at AMPEDMFG@ntma.org.
- 10-02-2020
MFG Day 2020 - Timing is Right to Attract Next Generation's Talents
IndustryWeek talks with Venca Robotics on why now is more important than ever to tap into manufacturing's next generation... - 09-15-2020
Rock MFG Day
EdgeFactor has a complete slate of new resources to help you Rock MFG Day in 2020... - 09-02-2020
How Women in Manufacturing Continues to Innovate
Thomas Insights looks at how Women in Manufacturing is inspiring an important and growing workforce sector, in this interview with President Allison G... - 08-26-2020
3D Printing Gets Checkered Flag
Industry Week looks at how IndyCar has tapped into 3D Printing to enhance their vehicle designs... - 08-24-2020
Prepping Students for Robotics, Manufacturing Careers
Indiana is working to get elementary-grade students interested in not only robotics but the manufacturing industry this fall... - 08-18-2020
How to Attract the Next Generation
Quality Magazine looks at how businesses must work to leverage their knowledge and attract future manufacturing engineers.... - 08-17-2020
MFG Day 2020 - Creators Wanted
MFG Day for 2020 will be a little different than before - but it's more important than ever! Check out all the resources and information on MFG Day 20... - 07-17-2020
Shop Tour - Major Tool & Machine
NTMA Member Major Tool & Machine takes you on a tour of its 600,000 sq ft facilities to show some of the innovations in precision manufacturing... - 07-15-2020
3D Printing Provides Innovation to Legacy Manufacturers
IndustryWeek takes a deep dive on how 3D Printing is evolving engineering and businesses practices for some of manufacturing's biggest legacy names.... - 07-14-2020
COVID-19: 3D Printing Lessons Learned (And What Comes Next)
IndustryWeek looks at how COVID-19 has changed the face of 3D printing in manufacturing, and what changes are still to come.... - 07-07-2020
What are Cobots Capable Of?
IndustryWeek takes a look at how Cobots, aka Collaborative Robots, are shaping modern manufacturing.... - 07-07-2020
How Design Revisions Can Make Your Combat Bot More Competitive
Colin Lesco, for Serco Magazine, discusses how to evolve the design of combat robots through revision and experimentation... - 07-07-2020
COVID-19 - Opportunies for D3 Robotics
How can Robotics play a role in the new realities of a post-COVID world? Servo takes a look at the new opportunities that have come to life.... - 07-07-2020
Robotics - Ultrasonic Radar Refresher
Servo takes a deep dive into a key component of robotics development; building a parabolic antenna for an ultrasonic sensor.... - 06-19-2020
Wiperbot - A 3D Printed Table-Cleaning Robot
Servo Magazine takes a look at how 3D printing can be harnessed to deal with even the mudane through this clever robot.... - 06-12-2020
Podcast: Manufacturing Ownership Success Under 30
Check out this podcast, featuring Andrew Reinwald of Ripley Machine and Tool, an Under-30 owner of a Machine Shop, discussing challenges and successes... - 06-03-2020
Manufacturing the Fight Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to evolve the role of manufacturing, IndustryWeek asks professionals how skills development is helping in the fight... - 06-03-2020
What Can You Make with a 3D Printer?
MarkedForge explores the numerous, innovative uses that professionals have began to explore in 3D printing... - 06-02-2020
Educating Success After COVID-19
From SDCE, this article highlights the potential for manufacturers to upskill their ongoing workforce after COVID-19... - 06-02-2020
How 3D Printing Drives Change in the Auto Industry
MarkedForge dives into how 3D printing is making automotive inventory solutions easier than ever... - 05-28-2020
3D Printing Basics
Check out this fantastic basics course on 3D Printing from Addictive Manufacturing, covering everything from design to material types.... - 05-27-2020
Precision Manufacturing Apprenticeship Embedded In High School
The unique dissertation, from John Malobicky, looks at embedding precision manufacturing apprenticeship programs into a traditional high school curric... - 05-27-2020
WorkCred - Degrees of Rigor for Certifications
This helpful infographic from WorkCred shows the many faces and aspects to the rigors behind certification... - 05-27-2020
WorkCred - Certification and Its Relationship to Further Learning
WorkCred dives into how certification can have a role in further education and skills development... - 05-27-2020
WorkCred - How Do Credentials Differ?
WorkCred aims to remove the confusion around the types of Manufacturing Credentials... - 05-27-2020
Examining the Quality and Market Value of Manufacturing Credentials
WorkCred, in cooperation with MEP and NIST, looks at the current skills mismatch in US Manufacturing... - 05-19-2020
"Made In America" - Invest in Manufacturing Education and Training
IndustryWeek discusses the potential on investment in skills training and cutting the skills-gap as domestic manufacturing grows.... - 05-19-2020
STEM & Advanced Manufacturing - Innovators of Tomorrow
Scholastic and the Arconic Foundation come together for this program and contest focused on innovation through STEM and Advanced Manufacturing... - 05-19-2020
Scholastic - Breaking Barriers
In cooperation with Major League Baseball, this program integrates education with the values and characteristics of Jackie Robinson... - 05-19-2020
Scholastic - Lexus Eco Challenge
This challenge, in support of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda, teaches future professionals in grades 6-12 how to manufacture environmental solu... - 05-18-2020
Scholastic Plants to the Rescue - Seed Your Future
In coordination with Bloom, these lessons encourage the potential for scientific and manufacturing careers related to plants and horticulture... - 05-18-2020
Scholastic Talent for Tomorrow - Aerospace Manufacturing
Together with the Aerospace Industries Association, this program aims to excite students on manufacturing careers that are out-of-this-world... - 05-18-2020
Scholastic Jobs of the Future - Manufacturing Apprenticeships
This program, through Scholastic, introduces Grades 6-8 to potential manufacturing careers and bolsters soft skills for future apprenticeships... - 05-15-2020
Scholastic Tech 4 Innovation - STEM Resources
Along with Mastercard's Girls 4 Tech initiative, this fantastic educational program teaches basic STEM lessons for Grades 3-7.... - 05-14-2020
Scholastic Computer Sciences - Ready, Set, Code!
Scholastic is introducing students to coding and important elements of Computer Sciences in this resource program.... - 05-12-2020
Seven Steps to Plant Tour Success
Metalworking Advocate lists how to get the most out of plant tours and educate young professionals on opportunities in manufacturing field.... - 05-08-2020
COVID-19: College Manufactures Face Shields
Allegheny College teams up with local manufacturers to 3D print face shields for health professionals during the crisis... - 05-08-2020
AMPED Salutes Teacher Appreciation Week
AMPED and our partners would like to say "Thank You" to the NRL, CTE and Technology Education teachers across the nation... - 05-01-2020
COVID-19: Manufacturers Sew 27,000 Masks for Nurses
Manufacturing businesses around the US are working to provide for their communities, like sewing masks for medical professionals.... - 04-30-2020
COVID-19: What Manufacturers are Saying and Doing
IndustryWeek surveyed a number of manufacturing professionals to gauge their responses on COVID-19... - 04-29-2020
Federal Manufacturing Program Expanding in Wake of COVID-19
NIST is pushing forward with grants to assist with manufacturing capabilities, to assist the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. This article i... - 04-29-2020
Extraordinary Efforts from PA Manufacturing Community
A manufacturing professional in Northwestern Pennsylvania highlights some of the ways that the industry is serving its community during COVID-19... - 04-28-2020
COVID-19 - Companies Making Rapid Production Shifts
IndustryWeek takes a look at how manufacturing has begun to adapt and tackle COVID-19 from the production side....