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2004 Show Sept. 8 - 15, Booth #D3117
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New!
Tooling U is preparing to launch version 3.0.
Test drive the beta version of our new site before its official debut:
http://www.toolingu.com/beta
The new beta version of our site incorporates many suggestions
and improvements recommended by our customers. We welcome your feedback! Please
tell us what you like about the new look, enhancements, and functionality of
our site. You can use your regular Username and Password to login to the beta
site. PLEASE NOTE! The classes you take, the tests you take, and the messages
you send will be “live” and stored as real data to your account.
More Free Trial Classes Added at Tooling University
In preparation for the new Welding Department and the new Haas CNC Control
Department, we have added an Arc Welding Processes class and a Haas Mill
Control Panel Overview class to the list of
Free Trial classes available on our site. The complete
departments will be available in September!
If you have already registered for a Free Trial class at Tooling University,
contact us by e-mail at info@toolingu.com
or call us at 866-706-8665 and ask us to add the welding or Haas class to
your schedule.
If you are registering for a free trial class for the first time, visit:
http://www.toolingu.com/order_free_class.aspx?type=free
NIMS Pilot for National Competency-Based Apprenticeship Program Initiated
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) has entered into an
agreement with the United States Department of Labor to develop a
competency-based apprenticeship system for the nation's metalworking industry.
The new system is intended to fundamentally change and dramatically improve the
way that skilled workers are training in American manufacturing. Key to the new
system is the integration of standards-based credentialing assessments with
traditional on-the-job learning.
For more information, visit:
http://www.nims-skills.org.
Attend the Student Summit at IMTS 2004
 The
Student Summit at the International Manufacturing Technology Show
(IMTS) will be held once again in Chicago this September 8th-15th. The Student
Summit focuses on career opportunities, orientation on the state of
manufacturing technology, and introduction to emerging technologies like
nanotechnology and biotechnology. There is also an opportunity to
interface with industry representatives and other students already on a career
path in manufacturing technology. You can find out more about the Student
Summit at
www.imtsnet.org.
This year’s IMTS will also include something a little extra to keep the
attention of students, as well as all IMTS attendees. The cable channel TLC®
will bring its Emmy-nominated television series "Junkyard Wars™" to the
Lakeside Center at McCormick Place during IMTS. Students will work in teams and
have a true hands-on experience and learn about the effects of gravity,
physics, engineering, and aerodynamics while building and racing cars they have
made out of re-purposed junk.
Surely, students will come away from IMTS with excitement and a positive
outlook on manufacturing as a career option.
It’s Never Too Early to Think About Back-to-School Supplies
The Tooling U BookStore shelves are now stocked with precision measuring tools
manufactured by
The L.S. Starrett Company.
To find the tools that meet your requirements, visit:
http://www.toolingu.com/bookstore/search.aspx?pID=5
This month, we are featuring the
Apprentice Tool Set shown below. But all of the Starrett tools make
great gifts for students or recent grads.
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