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ODT: Autocam Medical’s EVP to Retire; VP of Sales and Marketing Hired

After a 32-year career, Tom O’Mara, Executive Vice President, has notified Autocam Medical of his intent to retire at the end of the 2022 calendar year. Although O’Mara will be slowly relinquishing full-time responsibilities, he will remain in an advisory role with the company beyond December 31, 2022. O’Mara began his career with Autocam Corporation; […]

GRCC WORKFORCE WEDNESDAY: Apprenticeship Program Helps Student Acquire an Education and a Career

GRCC Workforce Training programs provide in-demand skills leading to rewarding careers. We are introducing students who are heading down an educational pathway and changing their lives by earning occupational certificates. In the summer of 2018, Wrindy Hauser decided to move south from the Upper Peninsula. “I moved to the big city for better job opportunities […]

Autocam Medical Announces Organizational Changes

GRAND RAPIDS, MI—(February 15, 2022)—Autocam Medical announced Tuesday 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 […]

INDUSTRY WEEK: Autocam Medical’s Apprenticeship Program Gives Students a Job and Pays 100% of Their College Tuition

Autocam Medical looked into the future, back in 2016, and saw there was a big problem it would need to face. “If we didn’t start working on our talent pipeline, we were going to be in trouble,” says John Kennedy, IV, General Manager of Autocam Medical, a contract manufacturer of precision, surgical and medical components […]

MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS: Autocam Medical’s Apprenticeship Program Provides Students With the Best of Both Worlds

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids. The event, recognizing the company’s fourth class of graduates, was kicked off with a […]

MANUFACTURING NEWS: Autocam Medical Apprentice Program Aims To Ease CNC Machinist Shortage

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids. The event, recognizing the company’s fourth class of graduates, was kicked off with a […]

MD+DI: Autocam Medical Apprentices Win Global Mastercam Machining Competition

What does Thor’s hammer have to do with medical device manufacturing? Students who just finished a CNC machinist apprenticeship recently found out. Autocam Medical, a contract manufacturer of components for surgical implants and instruments, has been training the next generation of medical device manufacturing professionals. The company recently presented its fourth class of machinist apprentices […]

MIBIZ: Autocam Medical Joins Manufacturing Project Training Hundreds in Industry 4.0

Grand Rapids Community College and workforce development organization West Michigan Works! have launched a program aiming to make big strides in preparing participants for the future of manufacturing. In early 2021, GRCC announced that it was a recipient of a $9.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to create the One Workforce for […]

MODERN MACHINE SHOP: Autocam Medical’s Earn-While-You-Learn Apprenticeship Program Addresses CNC Machinist Shortage

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids. The year-round program is said to require students to complete over 700 hours of […]

WGVU: Autocam Medical Opportunities Pave the Way for Fulfilling Career

Autocam Medical was recently approached by WGVU to discuss their Apprenticeship Program and the other career opportunities that exist with the company. Their year-round Apprenticeship Program requires students to complete over 700 hours of classroom instruction over a period of 90 weeks. Apprentices are employed by Autocam Medical, maintaining a full work schedule during the […]

GRCC TODAY: Autocam Medical Apprentices Earn While They Learn for Free

Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, presented 11 students with certificates of completion for their CNC Machinist Apprentice Program during a November 10th ceremony at the AMP Lab at Western Michigan University in Grand Rapids. The event, recognizing the company’s fourth class of graduates, was kicked off […]