Articles
Finding Better Ways to Compete
This Indiana shop has reinvented itself to succeed in a tough market that many have abandoned to foreign competition—fasteners. It’s a story of change, response and adjustment that has allowed the company to navigate through mine fields of industry change and our great recession to exit as a stronger and better business.
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Micro Drill Cuts to New Depths
At the EMO show, Mikron Tool demonstrated a new addition to the company’s Crazy Drill line of cutting tools--micro drills capable of drilling deep holes from 0.1 to 1.2 mm in diameter in increments of 0.01 mm at depths as much as 30x diameter.
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Six are Good, Eight are Better
At the recently completed EMO Hannover, the multi-spindle builder Index, headquartered in Esslingen, Germany, unveiled its new eight-spindle, CNC automatic production lathe.
Read MoreRotary Tables Take Machining to a New Level
To get more capability from a machining center, adding a fourth axis via a rotary table is a cost-effective way to produce multiple face workpieces more easily and quickly.
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Growing Customer Share
"If your focus is growth, the gold is in the business you don’t have from the customers you already serve."
Read MoreWhat are you Doing to Make Your Next Email Campaign a Success?
Email is still a valuable and productive marketing tool if used correctly.
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LinkedIn: Are You Missing a Golden Opportunity to Network?
If you’re not on LinkedIn, you should be.
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For Minor Servicing and Maintenance (Routine, Repetitive, Integral to Use), Lockout is Not Mandatory
PMPA member companies are engaged in making parts that require precision machining.
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The Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?
February’s PMPA Management Update Conference in San Diego will feature Howard C.
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'Right Skills Now' Provides Fast-Track Training for Skilled Manufacturing Jobs
According to a Skills Gap study by the Manufacturing Institute, more than 80 percent of U.S. manufacturers can’t find qualified people for the almost 600,000 skilled production jobs that are currently unfilled. For American manufacturing to be successful, employers need machinists that have the right skills, and they need those skills now.
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Profiting with Shop Management Software
Once all employees can see how process changes can benefit them, implementation becomes easier and efficiency soars.
Read MoreToolholder Care and Maintenance Guide
It’s not uncommon for a shop to dedicate a lot of effort to selecting the best toolholder for a particular machining application.
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