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IMTS 2018 VIDEO: How to Straddle the Skills Gap with Automation

Watch time: 
2:52 MINUTES

Video Highlights

  • On the verge of evolving from a midsized producer to a large-volume machining shop, Augustine Die & Mold looks to more efficient processes and automation to meet customer demands despite a skills gap.

As Augustine Die & Mold, a company in Somerset, Pennsylvania, grew rapidly during the last couple of years—evolving from a tool and die shop to a precision-machining business—it began to struggle with meeting customer demands.

The skills gap was a critical factor, CEO James Brown says.

Brown shares how the company collaborated with MSC to implement new tooling processes alongside automated machining to better manage its skills gap.

Participants:

  • James Brown, CEO, Augustine Die & Mold
  • Jamie Goettler, Metalworking Sales Leader, MSC

For all our coverage from the show, go to Better MRO at IMTS 2018.

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