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The latest videos from IMPO
Safety
Aluminum Shapes Fined Again
Aluminum Shapes has now been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program for repeated safety failures.
Safety
Woman Dies in Processing Equipment
Her hair and clothing became entangled with a shaft to a cylinder in the machine.
Training & Development
More Mfg Workers Have Degrees
40 percent of manufacturing workers reportedly now possess a college degree, compared to 20 percent in the early 1990s.
Operations
Google, Facebook Lose 'Top' Workplaces
Employees are changing their tune on what constitutes a top workplace.
Operations
Electrolux Facility Delays Result in $70 Million in Losses
The appliance maker is blaming much of the loss on “capacity constraints” resulting from its move into its new plant.
Operations
Google Accused of Union-Busting
The NLRB is following up on concerns about the tech giant "being evil."
Operations
Scanning the Bullets that Killed JFK
The files will be made available to the public.
Operations
Lucid Breaks Ground on Plant
This Tesla rival is calling the $700 million investment "just a start."
Home
A Warm Welcome Back
While you may be feeling a little sluggish, we hope this news will give you a boost.
Operations
GM Building New Plant in Ohio
As GM gears up to close a plant in Lordstown, it breaks ground on another Ohio production facility.
Home
Video: Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Are Working
The Alliance for American Manufacturing released an explainer video on how Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs are working to address overcapacity, strengthen national security and promote job growth.
Safety
Man Crushed to Death Had Been Injured on the Job Before
A worker was killed when a piece of equipment crushed him while working at an Ohio iron foundry last week. His family says it wasn't the first injury he received on the job.
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Safety
Leak at German Factory Covers Street in Chocolate
A spill at a chocolate factory in Germany created a scene that looked straight out of "Willy Wonka."
Home
Video: A Tale of Two Minimum Wages
CNN’s Jon Sarlin takes a look into the widening gulf between the 39 percent of the U.S. that has a $7.25 minimum wage, and the 61% with a higher one.
Safety
Video: Top 10 Metal Industry Accidents
This video talks about different kinds of risks that are associated with the metal industry.
Training & Development
CNCMachines.Net Launches Scholarship for Manufacturing Related Programs
CNCMachines.net — an American used CNC machine dealer based in Florida — announced it is accepting applications for a newly created $2,000 scholarship.
Training & Development
Video: Investing in the American Workforce
Business owner Jonathan Szucs shares how he is investing in his employees and his business.
Safety
Video: Lockout/Tagout Is Not a Choice
It is safer to de-energize the equipment, even if it is just for a moment, you never know if the machine will be activated by mistake while working on it.
Training & Development
Video: Why the Skills Gap and Job Shortage Persists
Mike Rowe, host of "Somebody's Gotta Do It", discusses why the U.S. has so many job openings in fields such as construction and manufacturing and not enough people to fill them.
Safety
Video: 2 Workers Severely Burned By 'Fireball'
Two workers sustained severe burns after being surrounded by a "fireball" when a hydraulic fluid line burst at an industrial supplier in Rochester, NY.
Maintenance
Take A Video Tour Of An Industrial Mechanic’s Tool Box
In this video, an industrial mechanic at a plastics facility gives viewers a tour of his toolbox.
Maintenance
Video: What's It Like Being A Frito Lay Maintenance Mechanic?
Get a job overview for an industrial maintenance mechanic at Frito Lay's production facilities in this career video.
Maintenance
Testing Methods For Hydraulic Jacks Often Proved Unreliable
To safeguard safety, work equipment must be inspected each year. This also applies to hydraulic cylinders (jacks). In general, these cylinders are inspected using a static test. “It’s irresponsible”, says Robert Dekkers, Service Manager at Holmatro. “It's simply a form of Russian roulette.”
Maintenance
Day In The Life Of A Facility Maintenance Engineer, And How Grainger Click2Buy Makes It Easier
Procurement struggles are real for Bob, maintenance engineer at State University, but Grainger hopes to put his days of filling out tons of paperwork and hunting for approvals in the past.
