Need:

ITW Hartness wanted to partner with a local high school robotics team to show students the industry first-hand – with the hope it would lead them to consider a career in packaging manufacturing.

Action:

After applying for the PMMI U Skills Fund, ITW Hartness received…

Need:

After hearing complaints from external customers about their employees’ professional communication skills, Marchant Schmidt, Inc. needed to find appropriate non-technical training.

Action:

Marchant Schmidt, Inc. identified PMMI’s Fundamentals of Field Service course as the best option…

Need:

The tightening job market, combined with the Delta ModTech’s continuous growth, posed a challenge in finding skilled workers.

Action:

The PMMI U Skills Fund allowed Delta ModTech to sponsor several robotics teams at the FIRST® Robotics Competition in Minnesota this past March.…

Need:

ADCO Manufacturing lacked a well-defined process for how salespeople could conduct strategic analyses of complex opportunities. The company often found multiple decision makers requiring different approaches to address their needs and concerns.

In the absence of a consistent and defined process, each…

Case Study #2 – Putting Creativity to the Test with SICK LiDAR Technology

Need:

Support for student innovation and achievement in automation and technology.

Action:

Supported by the PMMI U Skills Fund, SICK, Inc. developed the TiM $10K Challenge, where students develop an industry…

Case Study #1 – Morrison Container Handling Solutions and Purdue Northwest

Need:

Morrison Container Handling Solutions (MCHS) saw the advantage of having workers with mechatronics skills to grow their business and meet their customers growing demands.
The increasing sophistication of their custom…