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IMPRESSIONS FROM VIRGINIA'S
DYNAMIC MANUFACTURING SCENE
Associate Editor Jedd Cole has written two reports
on his recent whirlwind tour of Southern and
Central Virginia manufacturers, hosted by the
Virginia Economic Development Par tnership.
While regionally narrow, the insights gleaned may
be useful for advanced manufacturers in general.
• After visiting 10 manufacturers, R&D; hubs and
educational institutions, the lean principle of
continuous improvement, with its necessar y
conversation with the past, stands in contrast to
the impulse to reinvent an enterprise: shor t.
mmsonline.com/virginia1 .
• Wo r k fo rc e i s to p of m i n d a m o n g V i rg i n i a
manufacturers. Rolls-Royce Crosspointe (which
provided the photo at lef t) presents itself as a
noteworthy example of developing the structure
required to attract, hire, train and support a skilled
labor force: short.mmsonline.com/virginia2 .
TOP SHOPS YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Did you know that Modern Machine Shop is host-
ing a Top Shops Conference in September? The
eve nt w i l l t a ke p l a c e S e pte m b e r 5 -7 at th e
JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana, offering real,
applications-based information from current and
past Top Shops. Registration is now open at
topshopsevent.com . While you prepare for the
conference, check out the YouTube playlist, fea-
turing six videos from Top Shops and industry
experts discussing the importance of benchmark-
ing and what it's like to be a Top Shop. Find the
playlist on YouTube at shor t.mmsonline.com/
playlist .