Articles

15 Sep 2017

Craftsman’s Cribsheet: Overall Equipment Efficiency

Every shop strives to have busy machines and production lines that are making the right product and making the product right. This is one perspective on OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency).

15 Sep 2017

PMPA Members Save with Partnership

PMPA members get a nice return on their membership dues investment when they take advantage of our Partnership Freight Savings Program.

15 Sep 2017

PMPA Member Montague Tool and Manufacturing Finds Success in Workholding Innovation and Creativity

Innovation in milling and workholding is what Montague Tool and Manufacturing does best. Before it was a 60-employee, full-service milling company capable of high-volume production across many different industries, it was a modest machine shop run by an owner with a knack for milling ingenuity.

15 Sep 2017

Secure Your Company's Future with PMPA-MFG

PMPA-MFG provides the essentials to support a standardized training program. The program enables you to train and certify new and current employees in three easy steps.

15 Sep 2017

Shop has Measured Many Gears Through the Years

“Shop Gears Up for Quality” looks at how Forest City Gear went from handwheels on an optical comparator to hitting cycle start on an automated, multi-feature measurement system.

Turning Machines 14 Sep 2017

Preparing for Lights-Out Production

As manufacturers face the challenges of reducing cost-per-part while meeting quality and delivery demands, adding a workerless third shift is a tantalizing possibility. It’s also a bit scary.

12 Sep 2017

The Pace of Change in the Medical Device Industry

Oscor Inc., a medical device manufacturer of pacing leads used in connection with pacemakers, has been doing Swiss machining for almost two decades, with the Traub TNL18 sliding/fixed headstock production turning machine adding flexibility with production.

Basics 11 Sep 2017

Webinar: 3 Smart Ways to Make Your Swiss Parts 4x Faster

Don’t miss your chance to learn about how to increase Swiss parts’ speeds by joining Production Machining and your colleagues for a free webinar hosted by INDEX Corp.

7 Sep 2017

Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, August 2017 - 54.0

Compared with a year ago, the index has signaled that the machining industry has been consistently growing each month since the fourth quarter of 2016.

6 Sep 2017

Finding Efficiency with Swiss

Swiss machining can bring many advantages in the right applications. Learn about one Ohio shop that has found ways to blend the production advantages these machines bring into a smooth workflow by machining parts complete in a single handling.