MACHINE TOOL ALLIANCE FOR SKILLS

The EU metalworking machine tool industry is a key enabling and advanced manufacturing sector supplying several industries including automotive, aerospace, energy and medical devices with customized, innovative and high-quality products. The sector is composed of 1,500 companies and 150,000 workers. Over 80% of EU metal working machine tool builders are an SME and most of the machine tool businesses are family-owned and established a few decades ago with the rise of CNC and CAD technologies... The competitiveness of the sector is based on the knowledge, skills and competences gained through VET and work-based learning which are needed to design, produce, operate and maintain highly-customized, innovative and high-quality machines. Emerging technologies such as additive manufacturing provide new opportunities and challenges for the sector. To leverage such new technologies and seize the opportunities workers need to turn ideas into action with creativity and innovation. In the last..

Also known as: MachinE Tool ALliance for Skills (METALS)