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Workforce development for the wood industry is critical! 60 more students toured our shops this week! Word gets around fast when you are doing good things for the wood industry! Earlier this month, BWA members hosted shop tours in the Bluewater Board of Education Region. This time it was Huron/Perth's turn! Workforce development for our industry is critical, especially with the reduction of tech programs in our regional education system. We need to reach out to existing shop students, shop teachers, and their school boards to let them know the kinds of opportunities that exist in our industry. And thats...
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Workforce development for the wood industry is critical! 60 more students toured our shops this week! Word gets around fast when you are doing good things for the wood industry! Earlier this month, BWA members hosted shop tours in the Bluewater Board of Education Region. This time it was Huron/Perth’s turn! Workforce development for our industry is critical, especially with the reduction of tech programs in our regional education system. We need to reach out to existing shop students, shop teachers, and their school boards to let them know the kinds of opportunities that exist in our industry. And that's...
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Wood industry workforce development is an important role for the BWA and its members! Read on to learn more! One important part of the BWA's cluster mandate is to work with regional schools to help provide information to students and shop teachers about opportunities in the wood industry. On March 3, in cooperation with the MNRF, Bluewater Board of Education, and the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, and Georgian College, the BWA hosted a day of learning for students and shop teachers about the latest manufacturing trends and opportunities in the wood industry in the region. One hundred high...
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Wood industry workforce development is an important role for the BWA and its members! Read on to learn more! One important part of the BWA’s cluster mandate is to work with regional schools to help provide information to students and shop teachers about opportunities in the wood industry. On March 3, in cooperation with the MNRF, Bluewater Board of Education, and the Four County Labour Market Planning Board, and Georgian College, the BWA hosted a day of learning for students and shop teachers about the latest manufacturing trends and opportunities in the wood industry in the region. One hundred high...
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Critical thinking is a skill that is truly transferable from one manufacturing process to another to enhance continuous improvement. Read on to learn how BWA uses member plant tours to spread the skill! Opportunities present themselves everyday for learning and improvement. The wood industry includes companies manufacturing with different processes for a variety of products using solid wood, veneers, and other products for furniture, flooring, or cabinetry, case goods, millwork, among other applications. The BWA Plant Tour Focus Groups are facilitated to seize learning opportunities for all members, both the host and those visiting from different manufacturing methods. On Feb...
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Critical thinking is a skill truly transferable from one manufacturing process to another to enhance continuous improvement. Read on to learn how BWA uses member plant tours to spread the skill! Opportunities present themselves every day for learning and improvement. The wood industry includes companies manufacturing with different processes for a variety of products using solid wood, veneers, and other products for furniture, flooring, or cabinetry, case goods, millwork, among other applications. The BWA Plant Tour Focus Groups are facilitated to seize learning opportunities for all members, both the host and those visiting from different manufacturing methods. On Feb 24,...
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Adoption of new technology to move towards "Mass Customization" draws BWA member from far and wide! Read on! Mass customization sounds like an oxymoron, and to traditional manufacturing thinking, it is! Today, however, the trend to reduce costs and overheads, while giving the customer exactly what they want when they want it, is the way of the future. BWA member Dave Nichol of DJ's Furniture hosted a Plant Tour Focus Group to share their latest investment in technology that customizes single customer orders and links it directly to the shop floor. The Weinig programs called EnVision and MillVision are used...
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Adoption of new technology to move towards “Mass Customization” draws BWA member from far and wide! Read on! Mass customization sounds like an oxymoron, and to traditional manufacturing thinking, it is! Today, however, the trend to reduce costs and overheads, while giving the customer exactly what they want when they want it, is the way of the future. BWA member Dave Nichol of DJ’s Furniture hosted a Plant Tour Focus Group to share their latest investment in technology that customizes single customer orders and links it directly to the shop floor. The Weinig programs called EnVision and MillVision are used...
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Its not easy getting 1-1 time with a provincial Minister, but the BWA did! Read on to learn why and what has been happening with the BWA! Based on the Upper Austria Clusterland Model, the BWA continues to evolve toward sustainability over time with the increase in membership and development of other revenue streams. Since the inception of the BWA in 2011, the accomplishments and the reach of the BWA continue to accrue with earnest! If not for the initial support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Wood Promotions Branch, the BWA would not have been able...
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It's not easy getting 1-1 time with a provincial Minister, but the BWA did! Read on to learn why and what has been happening with the BWA! Based on the Upper Austria Clusterland Model, the BWA continues to evolve toward sustainability over time with the increase in membership and development of other revenue streams. Since the inception of the BWA in 2011, the accomplishments and the reach of the BWA continue to accrue with earnest! If not for the initial support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Wood Promotions Branch, the BWA would not have been able...
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