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Timely Win for Manufacturer
When Carl Reiser, the fabrication and maintenance supervisor at Highlight Industries (Wyoming, Mich.), discovered that he won a Hurco TM6 lathe at IMTS 2012 for his company, he was surprised; not only was it his first time to win anything, but he was one of more than 1,400 owners or employees of manufacturing companies who entered the sweepstakes.
Read MoreMeasuring 50 Years
Marposs Corp., a supplier of precision metrology equipment, commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding in North America earlier this spring.
Read MoreThe Fascination with Passivation
Please allow me to involve you in a little experiment while we share some good technical information. Passivation is an important step in maximizing corrosion resistance of stainless steel parts.
Read MoreMore Thoughts on the Skilled Worker Shortage
Thoughts on Why We Face the Skilled Worker Shortage
Read MoreAre Libraries Reinventing Themselves?
Is the role of libraries in a traditional sense (a place to find literature or reference materials) slowly changing?
Read MoreCryogenic Treatment Effective, Yet Mysterious
Although it’s not scientifically proven, the process is effective and relatively simple.
Read MoreTips for Improved Holemaking
A few drill types dominate holemaking, a machining process made up of sub-areas that are evolving along with changing drill capabilities.
Read MoreMaking Small Parts
It still amazes me how small some of the parts can be in our industry. Although it looks like it might be just a chip, this medical component has an 8-thousandths hole through it with four mills along the sides.
Read MoreWhy Tolerance is Minus on Bars for Machining
Bars are held to the minus side of each nominal dimension to ensure that they can pass through the nominal size hole, whether it be a bushing, pulley, gear, collet, support bearing or any similar application.
Read MoreCraftsman's Cribsheet: Drilling Problem Checklist
Problems with drills and hole-making are getting even more frequent as more jobs are being run in non-free-machining steels.
Read MoreThe Best Indicator for Managing Your Shop
There are more ways to look at our businesses than strictly financial. Here are three other lenses to use for analyzing our businesses.
Read MoreJohn Halladay of Vectron Finds the Right Paths
Mr. Halladay employs strategic processes in running races as well as in running Vectron’s sales and quality through participation in PMPA.
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