July 2015 Issue
July 2015
Features
Featured articles from the July 2015 issue of Production Machining
Project Puts Metrology Company on the 3D Map
High precision 3D mapping supports installation of a new beam transport line for scientific research.
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An American Success Story
For 155 years, Wilson Bohannan has manufactured padlocks. It survives by innovation and continuous technological investments.
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Technically Speaking - Positive Outlook
...optimum value for the time and money investment. Implementing just one idea from the conference pays back the time/fee investment many times over.
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Champion Screw Machine Engineering Focuses on Leadership in Job Training and Service Needs
Champion Screw Machine Engineering was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945 by brothers John and B.J.
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NIMS and Gene Haas Foundation Announce Scholarships for Young Manufacturing Talent
The 2015 GHF-NIMS-SkillsUSA Scholarship Program awarded more than $200,000 in scholarship funds to students who competed in three manufacturing events at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Louisville, Kentucky, June 22-26.
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Precision Machining from the Reshoring Perspective
Precision-machined parts production once sent offshore to take advantage of low cost foreign labor is starting to return to the United States.
Read MoreAs Time Goes By
What is undeniable is that we boomers are on the downhill slide. Many of us are not done yet, but we can see it from here.
Read MoreBusiness Travel not Glamourous, but Rewarding
I recently visited four different suppliers within a 3-week span where I learned about new equipment and technology.
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Craftsman's Cribsheet: Ra & Rz: Communication is Key
Everyone will agree that open lines of communication with your customers is key to running a successful business, and nowhere is that more evident than in setting expectations before a job even begins.
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The Right Climate for Cold Forming
Today, the cold forming process is capable of delivering precision engineered parts with as much as 80 percent less scrap than machining processes.
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The Drive to Meet Strict Cleaning Standards
A high production stamping facility ups its game in process cleaning.
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