May 2024 Issue
May 2024
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the May 2024 issue of Production Machining
Craftsman Cribsheet No. 127: How to Part Off Without a Sub-Spindle
It is important to understand how tooling affects a part when parting off on a machine that has no pickoff attachment.
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Guiding Manufacturers Through the Latest Energy Market Trends
Consider these strategies to help maintain competitiveness in a dynamic energy market while embracing sustainability.
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Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry
Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining March 2024
Precision Machining activity in March looks similar to February, with contraction slowing while staying on its path toward flat.
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Replaceable-Insert Spade Drill Basics, Advantages
Although solid carbide and indexable-insert drills have their place in a machine shop, replaceable-insert spade drills offer specific advantages for various holemaking operations on machining centers and lathes.
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Job Candidate Questions and What They Tell Us
Individuals who ask thoughtful, original questions in the interview set themselves apart.
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Honor Your Scope
Your quality system’s scope statement minimizes risk as well as describes what you do.
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Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling
Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.
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Moldmaker Finds Value in Swiss-Type Machining
This multifaceted manufacturer has added CNC sliding-headstock turning technology to complement its established mold tooling production and new injection molding capabilities as it continues to pursue complex medical work along a vertically integrated path.
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Sales Is Not A Sprint, It’s A Marathon
Successful salespeople know that the sale is as much about the relationship as it is about the product or service.
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The Importance of All of Us Getting Out
Go visit other machine shops when possible. Go to industry events. Go where you can network with others who might share the same challenges, pain points and successes as you.
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