Two graduates of Autocam Medical’s CNC machinist apprentice program were honored about a year ago for their version of Thor’s hammer, which they created as part of the program.

Wrindy Hauser and Ethan Richey, machined a Thor’s hammer in the AMP Lab, which is where classes for the apprentice program are held. The students later won a first-place prize in Mastercam’s global Master of CAM Wildest Parts Machining Competition in the teams division.

It’s “not necessarily easy to see from afar, but the level of detail and the complexity of the parts that came together to make the hammer has many similarities with devices or customers’ requests of us,” John Kennedy, IV, general manager of Autocam Medical, told MD+DI in an interview last year.

Kennedy said that Autocam Medical continues to see growing demand for complex instrumentation and growing complexity of the instrumentation that the machine shop is asked to provide by OEM medical device customers.

“We see this continuing to drive demand for CNC Machining,” he said.

Indeed, the global CNC machining market is projected to grow to $150 billion by 2029, Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial, noted in a LinkedIn post Monday.

“This massive opportunity is making manufacturers capitalize on leveraging automation [and] robotics to compete globally,” Hall said.

In the post, he also recalls programming his first CNC during college to create a keychain.

“Today one of the biggest challenges in our industry is that many small and medium-sized machine shops don’t have the skilled workers to run or operate machines or even interested workers to be trained and are learning how to leverage automation,” said Hall, who is a manufacturing thought leader known for his passion for automation, and attracting a new generation of skilled workers to the field.

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Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced that it would be recruiting for a number of positions at the Montcalm Community College Job Fair on March 22, 2022.

The company is looking to hire CNC Machinists, Manufacturing Engineers and Secondary Operators that aspire to become Machinists.

While the event is being hosted at Montcalm Community College, it isn’t limited to their students. Anyone can attend the job fair, which will be in the Sidney Campus Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone that wants to make a career change and those that are just entering the workforce,” said Kristy White, HR Director for Autocam Medical. “High school seniors can walk across the stage to collect their diploma and immediately progress down a career path where they could make over $100,000 as a CNC Machinist after five years. They will have the opportunity to learn a high-paying, in-demand trade in a pristine, air-conditioned work environment that is outfitted with the most innovative equipment,” she added.

In addition to the generous compensation and training, new hires can look forward to receiving premium-free health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, quarterly incentives, a 401K match of $3,000 and tuition reimbursement.

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Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, announced Tuesday that they would be recruiting for a number of positions at the Montcalm Community College Job Fair on March 22. The company is looking to hire CNC Machinists, Manufacturing Engineers, and Secondary Operators that aspire to become Machinists.

While the event is being held at Montcalm Community College, it isn’t limited to their students. Anyone can attend the job fair, which will be held in the Sidney Campus Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone that wants to make a career change and those that are just entering the workforce. High school seniors can walk across the stage to collect their diploma and immediately progress down a career path where they could make over $100,000 as a CNC Machinist after five years,” said Kristy White, HR Director for Autocam Medical. “They’ll have the opportunity to learn a high-paying, in-demand trade in a pristine, air-conditioned work environment that’s outfitted with the most innovative equipment,” she added.

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Autocam Medical Devices LLC Executive Vice President Tom O’Mara will retire at the end of 2022 after 32 years with the global contract manufacturer.

As the first sales and marketing manager at Autocam Corp., O’Mara quickly became part of the executive team. He led Autocam’s sales growth from $15 million in 1989 to nearly $400 million in 2005. O’Mara then transitioned to business development leadership with the corporation’s Autocam Medical division, where he led manufacturing sales growth from $15 million in 2007 to an expected $170 million in 2022.

O’Mara will take on an advisory role with the company following his retirement at the end of the year.

Autocam Medical also named Sara McMurray as vice president of sales and marketing. McMurray brings 23 years of experience in building sales organizations and expansions into new markets.
“We are elated to have Sara join the team. I have known her for years and am confident that she will be a valuable asset to Autocam Medical,” O’Mara said in a statement.

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Autocam Medical, Grand Rapids, Mich., a global contract manufacturer of precision-machined drill bits, drivers, screws, plates, and cutting tools, as well as surgical implants, instruments, and handpieces, has announced that Executive Vice President Tom O’Mara will retire at the end of 2022 after a 32-year career with the company. He will remain in an advisory role with the company beyond Dec. 31, 2022.

O’Mara served as Autocam’s first sales and marketing manager and quickly became part of the executive team. In 2007 he assumed leadership of business development for the Autocam Medical division.

Sara McMurray has been named vice president of sales and marketing for the division. She has 23 years of sales and management experience in manufacturing, including building sales organizations, leading expansions into new markets, and guiding the assessments of strategic merger and acquisition opportunities.

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Autocam Medical announced that after an outstanding 32-year career, Tom O’Mara, Executive Vice President, has notified the company of his intent to retire at the end of the 2022 calendar year. Although Mr. O’Mara will be slowly relinquishing full-time responsibilities, he will remain in an advisory role with the company beyond December 31, 2022.

Mr. O’Mara began his career with Autocam Corporation; he served as its first sales and marketing manager and quickly became an integral part of the executive team. Tom eventually led Autocam’s sales growth from approximately $15 million in 1989 to almost $400 million in 2005. In 2007, he assumed the leadership of business development for Autocam Medical, a division of Autocam Corporation, and eventually led the medical device manufacturer’s growth from $15 million in 2007 to an expected $170 million in 2022.

President and CEO of Autocam Medical, John C. Kennedy, said, “Tom has been responsible for Autocam Medical’s significant growth throughout the years. He possesses a keen ability to cultivate strong relationships with people while driving strategic growth. We are incredibly grateful for his leadership and appreciate his willingness to remain involved as an adviser.”

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