Articles
Multitasking Encourages Successful Manufacturing
While multitasking allows a shop to perform various manufacturing operations unattended, without moving the part to other machines and refixturing, it also helps shops explore better ways to manufacture. The advantages of multitasking make manufacturing more efficient for any shop.
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Win a Racing Engine
Entrants of the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes have a chance to win a custom-tuned Mopar 6.4L Gen lll Hemi racing engine built by Nick Ferri, co-owner of Patterson Elite Performance.
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Craftsman's Cribsheet: 4 Keys to Business Sustainability
Many people, particularly those in purchasing and accounting, see buying at the lowest costs as being a key to sustaining their business.
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Training the Next Generation: PMPA & Manufacturing Day
PMPA is here to help you plan your own event for Manufacturing Day 2016!
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PMPA Member Avanti Engineering Finds Success in Quality Assurance, Customer Diversity
Avanti Engineering, an Illinois-based family business, has an established tradition of exceptional customer satisfaction and has benefited from being a part of PMPA. The company has committed to the cause of closing the skills gap and will actively participate in Manufacturing Day alongside PMPA.
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Abrasive Developments for Centerless Grinding
These grinding wheels are designed for greater efficiency by achieving higher levels of stock removal per pass.
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The Collet is the Answer
A small workholding change helped this shop deliver the required part finish by resolving vibration and runout issues.
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Careers, College, Dollars and STEM
A STEM education may be the best pathway to a great job.
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Tools and Technologies for Deep Hole Drilling
Understanding the challenges of deep hole drilling and knowing how to select and apply the appropriate tools will help a shop profit from this operation.
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Have Condition Monitoring Kit, Will Travel
Scheduled monitoring of the condition of your machine tools can help ward off avoidable downtime and expensive repair costs.
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Insight into Minimum Quantity Lubrication
This article is the result of an interview with Dr. Radu Pavel, who is chief technology officer at TechSolve Inc. and Optis LLC. He focuses on process design and optimization as well process monitoring and control.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, June 2016 - 43.0
Companies with 50-99 employees expanded for the fourth straight month.
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