There are different ways to build a career in manufacturing, and this summer we had a chance to see two of them at Cuddeback Machining.
Gabe Weiss spent the summer with us as a mechanical engineering intern from RIT. He worked in SolidWorks, completed and developed designs, used animation studies to find problems, and produced 3D printed components. Just as important, he was able to see what happens after a design leaves the computer and starts becoming real tooling and machinery.
Josh is continuing his toolmaker apprenticeship and learning manufacturing from another direction. He has been working on our B&S screw machines, CNC verticals, Bridgeport, surface grinder, and Wire EDM. Along the way he is learning setups, tooling, troubleshooting, first-piece inspection, and how different manufacturing processes work together.
Their paths are different, but the goal is similar: combine training with real experience.
Manufacturing knowledge is built over years. Giving younger people the opportunity to work alongside experienced employees helps pass that knowledge forward while giving them a better understanding of how things actually get made.