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VIDEO: The Misconception of Declining Manufacturing Jobs
In this video, Gardner Business Intelligence Chief Economist Michael Guckes discusses the decline of manufacturing jobs and argues that although operators have decreased, programmers and engineers have increased.
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BIEMH Show in Bilbao Features 1,300 Exhibitors
More than 1,300 international companies have confirmed their attendance to exhibit at the 30th BIEMH biennial international machine tool exhibition, May 28 to June 1, 2018.
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Indy in May isn’t Only About Racing
Mark your calendars for May 16 and 17 to visit Technology Days at ZPS America and hitch a ride to the Indianapolis time trials. This event also marks the introduction in the U.S. of the ZPS Swiss line, so the company will have several models tooled up with parts running.
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Cleaning Workshop Offers Training on Chemistry, Regulations, and More
The Quality Product Cleaning Workshop is a hands-on and in-class training course that will teach shop technicians and managers how to monitor current cleaning processes and troubleshoot cleaning problems.
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Adding Medical Machining to Your Catalog
The article “Moving into Medical Machining” looks at a machine shop that cut its teeth in aerospace parts manufacturing and is transitioning to medical manufacturing.
Read MoreChoosing the Right Cleaning Tests
The successful manufacturer doesn’t only avoid costs, but also values knowing as much as possible about the benefits and limitations of a cleanliness test, and of staying on top of process trends.
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Shop Updates Equipment to Meet Certification Standards
This article focuses on a shop that needed to attain AS 9100C to accommodate the aerospace and defense industries. To do that, it implemented a CNC centerless grinder.
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Eriez Metalworking Demo Truck Kicks Off 2018 Tour
The Eriez Metalworking Demo Truck, a 32-foot Peterbilt diesel rig with a 24-foot equipment showroom, is once again traveling across North America to deliver hands-on training and education to customers and distributors.
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Portable Shop Management Software
This article looks at an advancement from Henning Software called iVET Mobile Application that ties into the company’s ERP system.
Read MoreIncorporating Additive into Your Process Mix
Although many people are intrigued by the process of additive manufacturing, some might be under the assumption that it is beyond the capabilities of a metalworking shop; however, this assumption isn’t correct. Here are some examples of shops that have become proficient with the process, and your shop can, too.
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Plug and Play Wrist Camera Deals with Time Constraints
When Walt Machine Inc. was faced with a commission of 6,000 camera housings with only two months to produce, the shop knew its single CNC machine would take too long to reach the deadline. By adding a Robotiq Plug and Play Wrist Camera, production was doubled.
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CRAFTSMAN’S CRIBSHEET NUMBER 63: A Primer on Wear in Our Shops
There are three main kinds of wear, and these each have some common modes of occurrence.
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