Entries by Erica Mitchell

BONEZONE: Autocam Medical Equipment Installed in University Lab

October 17, 2019 in /by

Autocam Medical announced the installation of three new pieces of their manufacturing equipment in Western Michigan University’s regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory (AMP Lab). The lab has received a CNC 5 Axis Mill, a Swiss lathe and a 3D metal printer to help engineering students and current engineers and designers experience the high-tech devices needed […]

GRBJ.com: An industry with a view

September 13, 2019 in /by

Downtown Grand Rapids pedestrians soon will be given a window into advanced machining and robotics projects at a $3 million lab that opened last year. Movers brought in several large pieces of equipment on Sept. 3 and 4 to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Lab at Western Michigan University, or AMP Lab @ WMU. The machines […]

WMU: WMU’s regional manufacturing lab installs new high-tech equipment

September 12, 2019 in /by

Western Michigan University’s regional state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory is receiving three new pieces of Autocam Medical manufacturing equipment this month to help build its prototyping capabilities. The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory, or the AMP Lab @ WMU, in downtown Grand Rapids, received its first machine, a CNC 5 Axis Mill that enables the machining of […]

RUTHERFORD SOURCE: Rutherford Works to Host County Job Fair

July 20, 2019 in /by

Rutherford Works, in partnership with the American Job Center, is hosting a county-wide job fair featuring high-growth, high-wage jobs at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro on August 29, 2019. Registration is open for employers and booth space is free! They are able to accommodate 120 employers and currently have over 75 employers registered aiming to fill […]

GRBJ: Manufacturer dials into workforce training

July 12, 2019 in /by

If you want something done right, do it yourself — such is the philosophy on display at Autocam Medical when it comes to creating a skilled workforce. The Kentwood-based contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices has for the past several years participated in a CNC Machinist Apprentice Program in which it […]

MURFREESBORO.COM: Autocam Medical hiring for Murfreesboro location

July 8, 2019 in /by

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced that they are looking for a full-time CNC machinist to work the night shift in their Murfreesboro location. Applicants must be capable of setting up and operating single and/or multiple spindle machines as well as monitoring and controlling the quality […]

FABRICATING & METAL WORKING: New Machinists Enter the Workforce

July 3, 2019 in /by

Contract manufacturer Autocam Medical (Kentwood, MI) announced that 13 adult students graduated from their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program. The apprentices were awarded certificates of completion in a graduation ceremony held on June 12 at Western Michigan University’s AMP Lab in downtown Grand Rapids. This program covers the necessary schooling required by the State of Michigan […]

Autocam Medical Conducting Same Day Interviews at GRPS Hiring Event

April 24, 2019 in /by

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced today that they will be participating in the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) Student & Community Hiring Event on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Students, families, and community members are invited to attend the on-site hiring event at Innovation Central High […]