These are not your mother's machines - the next generation of American manufacturing is high-tech, and skilled workers are needed to operate these advanced tools
- Written by Tony Schmitz, Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee
More skilled workers are needed to operate high-tech tools in factories.Getty ImagesThe U.S. Navy is beginning to build 12 top-of-the-line nuclear submarines , with the first one scheduled to be completed by 2027. But it is missing a critical ingredient: many of an estimated 50,000 skilled workers to get the job done. It also lacks a reliable...