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The Association For Manufacturing Technology Selected as National Partner to Grow Apprenticeships in Manufacturing The Association For Manufactur-


ing Technology is proud to be part- nering with the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), which has been selected by the United States Department of Labor as an industry intermediary to support the expansion of registered apprenticeships within manufacturing. AMT will work with NIMS to increase access to apprentice- ships and assist employers in develop- ing new programs that reach diverse talent pools.


As part of this initiative,


$500,000 is available to support com- panies in establishing a registered ap- prenticeship program with the Depart- ment of Labor. “For over two decades, NIMS has


worked with companies, workforce development groups and community colleges


to stand up high-caliber


apprenticeship programs across the country,” said Jim Wall, Executive Director, NIMS. “This contract gives us the unique opportunity to create more


to


impact in our industry by expanding apprenticeships


underrepresented


populations and to new companies looking to establish a sustainable talent pipeline.”


AMT represents advanced


technology manufacturers and is committed to helping its members improve their businesses through its Smartforce initiative. Smartforce serves to promote STEM education programs and


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NIMS will focus on providing companies with tools and resources to develop customized registered apprenticeship programs. These programs combine on-the-job training with job-related classroom instruction and meet national standards for registration with the Department of Labor or State Apprenticeship Agencies.


B&L Information Systems Wins 3 Awards


B&L Information Systems, global leader in ERP software for metalcasters, announced that Odyssey has swept several categories of ERP programming awards for their achievements in the metalcasting industry. In December, B&L Information


Systems won “Best ERP Software Provider, Indiana” while Odyssey won “Most Innovative Business Solution for Metal Casters” in the Software & Technology Awards from Corporate America. Earlier in the year, B&L also won as “Best Metalcaster ERP Software Supplier, USA” in the 2016 TMT Technology awards. “The strength of our software is in


its programming and how that matches the metalcasting industry’s needs. These awards are a great recognition of the enormous amount of time and talent our R&D Department puts into


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B&L’s software,” stated Philip Laney, President and CEO of B&L Information Systems. “Our software development team actively listens to customers, whether via the Customer Feedback Forum on our website, at our Spectrum users’ conference or during one-on- one meetings. This department-wide commitment to hearing the needs of the foundry and die cast industries and then incorporating those requirements into the next level of software product is why Odyssey is the leading ERP for metalcasters.” In 2016, B&L also took home a Bronze Stevie Award for Customer Service and Gold Stevie among Technology Industries for their implementation process improvements, spearheaded by B&L’s Professional Services Department.


Blasch Continues to Add Bandwidth to Support Growth and Ensure Superior Service


Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.,


an Albany-based ceramic technology manufacturer, continues to expand to meet its growing customer demand with the addition of Caitlynn Coppinger, Sales Engineer. Caitlynn


is responsible for sales


growth in the Specialty Alloys, Non- Ferrous Metals, Industrial Process Heating, Power Generation and Mining industries, working closely with Engineering and Product Development with the goal of innovating solutions to improve customers’ business performance. Caitlynn comes to us from CHA Consulting, Inc. where she was a transportation engineer responsible for the development of rail and highway projects. Caitlynn holds a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a licensed Professional Engineer. “We are committed to the success of our customers and are pleased to add Caitlynn to our team in support of that mission,” commented Jack Parrish, Blasch Precision Ceramics President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are looking forward to the contributions that she will make, as well as the expansion of capabilities that we now have.”


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