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Digitalization Takes Center Stage at IMTS 2018
More and more machine shops are moving towards a more digitally connected shop floor. As a result, digitalization is one of the leading trends to see on display at IMTS 2018.
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Medical Grows as Its End Market Slows
While the baby-boom generation inexorably falls apart, bone screws, plates, rods, artificial joints and less-invasive surgical fixes indicate a bright future for manufacturers of the parts needed to help keep “Humpty” together. The trick for medical-part makers is keeping up with the evolving technology needed to meet industry demands.
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Röhm Products of America Announces Acquisition of Master WorkHolding
Röhm and Master WorkHolding have merged to deliver a more comprehensive range of standard and custom stationary and rotating workholding products and automation solutions for all CNC equipment.
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Emerging Leader Kyle Detterbeck Climbs from Shop Floor to V.P.
Kyle joined the family business, Lester Detterbeck Enterprises Ltd., in 2008 and eventually worked his way up from the shop floor to the front office, in short order.
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Changing with the Medical Industry
This article, “Keeping Current with the Medical Machining Market,” looks at one shop that is keeping its finger on the pulse of the industry by moving the company to capabilities that are outside its comfort zone.
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Widia Partners with Cardinal Manufacturing on IMTS Go-Kart
Students from Cardinal Manufacturing machined a custom go-kart that will be on display at Widia’s IMTS booth and later will be given to the winner of the race held on September 12 at K1 Speed.
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Support Manufacturing Education Programs at IMTS 5K
All participant fees and donations from the Miles for Manufacturing 5K go directly to manufacturing education programs.
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5 Keys to Being a Positive and Effective Team Lead
Many people worry about the differences between being a leader and being a manager.
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Truckload Shipping 101
According to Morgan Stanley Research commissioned by the American Trucking Association, the truckload market is $630 billion annually or 75 percent of the total domestic freight transportation market by revenue.
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PMPA’s 2018 Annual Meeting: Strategies for Success
In lieu of the usual Member Profile, PMPA would like to take the opportunity this month to talk about an important event that is sure to be relevant to all of its members, the PMPA Annual Meeting.
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Letter to a New Machinist
Machinists are the people who make things, and when you think about it, our lives today would be miserable without the things that machinists make.
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The Advantages of Direct-Drive Technology for Manufacturing
Direct-drive technology, the force of a motor being directly applied to a mechanism without any intermediate drivetrain such as a gearbox or toothed belt, has been around for more than 40 years, but some machine builders still may not fully appreciate its benefits.
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