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5 Reasons to Attend the Smart Manufacturing Experience
Organized by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, the Smart Manufacturing Experience provides hands-on, live technology demonstrations, active learning labs, collaborative technical workshops and tours of smart factories.
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Why Honing Oils Matter
Like any metalworking process, honing relies on a systemized approach of components working in concert to deliver optimized results. Honing oil is one of these critical components, and this article examines the role it plays in a successful honing operation.
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The Impact of Multitasking in Today’s Shops
As the technology behind multitasking machines continues to advance, shops are reaping the benefits.
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The Right Chemistry Can Improve a Parts Cleaning Process
The correct combination of factors should help you meet production, quality, personnel safety and environmental requirements.
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Selecting the Right Milling Tool for Any Machining Task
High-performance milling cutters combine high cutting data with long tool life and efficiency, but certain factors must be considered when selecting tools for different machining tasks.
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VIDEO: Adam Savage Demonstrates Bridgeport Milling Machine
In this video, Adam Savage of “Mythbusters” and the YouTube channel “Tested” shows off a new addition to his workshop, a 1968 Bridgeport mill.
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Clean Spindles Increase Productivity and Reduce Breakdowns
Although CNC spindle maintenance is often overlooked due to the perception that it is a dirty and boring job, according to JM Performance Products Inc. a clean spindle is essential to avoid premature wear, repair downtime and CNC machine breakdown.
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CRAFTSMAN’S CRIBSHEET NUMBER 65: 5 Ways Coarse Austenitic Grain Size Affects Your Machine Shop
Steel has a coarse austenitic grain size, a material characteristic that is usually reported on test reports and certification documents for the steel materials machined in shops, a result of not adding grain refining elements to a heat of steel.
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Training the Next Generation: Two PMPA Members Selected for 2018 STEP Awards
Nancy Peterson, chairman and CEO of Peterson Tool, and Joan Wrenn, co-owner, Hudson Precision Products, were this year’s nominees by PMPA for the Manufacturing Institute’s 2018 STEP Awards for excellence in manufacturing.
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PMPA Technical Member Gosiger High Volume Finds Success in Customer Support and Offering a Niche Product Line
More than 90 years ago, Clarence H. Gosiger founded the C. H. Gosiger Machinery Company in Dayton, Ohio. Today, the business is still family owned and has evolved to become a leading supplier and servicer of CNC machines and manufacturing technology.
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When Things Go Bad, Don’t Ask Who, Ask ...
The performer is only one aspect of our system of providing products to our customers.
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Business Index Retains Elevated Status in March
The Precision Machining Index completes its best quarterly performance in history.
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