Did you just graduate in engineering?

First job in industry? Now the real learning begins.

You are about to work in a world that may feel foreign to you, and that’s ok.

Here are three skills that you didn’t learn in school that you will need in industry.

1️⃣ Learn how to properly measure parts yourself. Never assume that people are measuring things correctly.

I have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in jet engine parts by remeasuring them. They were measured wrong in the first place.

2️⃣ Learn the basics of machining processes. You cannot make corrections in processes if you don’t know how to speak the language and understand what the machines are capable of doing.

3️⃣ Understand the properties of the materials you are working with in your facility. This will allow you to determine what process is the most effective on your material.

Some hardnesses of steel cannot be milled on a CNC, for instance.

As you make your transition into your new industrial career, the more skills that you are aware of the more you can effectively solve problems.

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