PM Blog
Cleanliness Compliance is Critical for Automotive Suppliers
Although not every shop has been affected by cleanliness specifications, many suppliers to automotive OEMs are already complying with stringent cleanliness standards. In Ford Motor Co.’s case, it has created its own cleanliness standards in order to save money and credibility.
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Working with In-House Integration Systems
When it comes to envisioning, engineering and integrating automation systems for its shop floor, this Ohio shop chooses to tap its internal resources to get the job done. This shop successfully implemented in-house integration to help make it a better business.
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Automation with a Purpose
Sustainability demands change, as this shop has done for almost 80 years. The current agent for change is automation. This article tells the story of how this company decided what it needed and then found suppliers to help make it happen.
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HPC Milling Cutters Increase Manufacturing Productivity
High-performance milling cutters should be designed for high process speeds. Certain factors must be considered when selecting the advanced cutting tools in order to shorten primary processing and non-productive times and significantly increase productivity.
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CRAFTSMAN’S CRIBSHEET NUMBER 66: 5 Ways Fine Austenitic Grain Size Affects a Machine Shop
While austenitic grain size is a result of chemistry, the changes it evokes in our processes are a result of material structure and properties, not just the chemical ingredients.
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Four Steps to Gain Control of Inbound Shipping
The following article is presented by PartnerShip.
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PMPA Member American Micro Inc. Finds Success in Diverse Product Offerings and Strong Customer Relationships
In 1953, Swiss immigrant Gerard Paroz left his home country for New York City to find work in the United States in the machine tool industry.
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Heule Celebrates 30 Years in North America
Heule Tool Corp., supplier of automated deburring, chamfering, countersinking, and spotfacing tools, held an open house to celebrate its 30th anniversary serving North American manufacturers.
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Index Maintains Third Month of Exceptional Growth
Supplier deliveries led the Precision Machining Index for a second consecutive month.
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Factory Fills Market Gap with Steel Rotor Shafts
This article details Siemens Norwood’s implementation of a CNC mill-turn that enabled the company to manufacture steel rotor shafts to be used in Above NEMA electric motors, meeting a market demand for larger frame sizes, higher speeds and larger and stiffer rotor shafts.
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A CAD/CAM System Should Fit the Shop
Asking the CAD/CAM vendor about specific tools within the software package, tools that relate to the kind of work the shop performs, can help head off problems down the road.
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Boston Centerless Celebrates 60 Years
This year, Boston Centerless celebrates its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1958, initially providing through-feed centerless grinding services, today the company also provides precision ground bar materials and is equipped for in-feed centerless grinding and the manufacture of ultra-precise gages.
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