July 2015 Issue

July 2015

Cover Story

High Reliability Solvent Cleaning in Today’s Environment

Cleaning systems must be safe, efficient, effective and environmentally compliant.

Features

Featured articles from the July 2015 issue of Production Machining

Measurement 23 Jun 2015

Project Puts Metrology Company on the 3D Map

High precision 3D mapping supports installation of a new beam transport line for scientific research.

Transfer Machines 23 Jun 2015

An American Success Story

For 155 years, Wilson Bohannan has manufactured padlocks. It survives by innovation and continuous technological investments.

17 Jun 2015

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.

Workforce Development 17 Jun 2015

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.

17 Jun 2015

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.

17 Jun 2015

Problem Solving or Waiting for Rescue

Are your operators competent problem solvers?

23 Jun 2015

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.

23 Jun 2015

As 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.

24 Jun 2015

Business Travel not Glamourous, but Rewarding

I recently visited four different suppliers within a 3-week span where I learned about new equipment and technology.

17 Jun 2015

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.