PM Blog

4 Dec 2017

Website Zone Provides Overview on Single-Spindle Screw Machines

PM’s Single-Spindle Screw Machines Zone provides a look at these automatic lathes’ high production volumes.

1 Dec 2017

Skiving is Art and Science

The article “Artistry with Skive Tools” looks at skiving that, while being “settled” technology with more than a century of use, still requires an appreciation of a deft touch by the machinist.

29 Nov 2017

United Grinding North America Opens New HQ

United Grinding North America Inc. has officially opened the doors of its new 110,000-square-foot Miamisburg, Ohio, headquarters with a recent ribbon-cutting event.

Workforce Development 28 Nov 2017

Employee Ownership Guarantees Commitment

Rable Machine Inc., being 100-percent employee owned, has empowered the workforce to take seriously the quality of their products and emphasize on-machine probing as part of the company’s ongoing efforts toward more efficiency.

Basics 27 Nov 2017

Moving Vertical Turning Up

There is always room for improvement, and transitioning from vertical turning to inverted vertical turning can be one way to improve your shop’s efficiency. The benefits of inverted vertical turning include a smaller machine footprint relative to horizontal turning centers of similar capacity; multitasking capabilities; and maybe the biggest benefit—chips fall away from the spindle into a conveyor in the machine base and out of the workzone.

22 Nov 2017

New Technologies Impacting Businesses

In a recent PM column written by Jeff Kamphake, regional sales manager at TechSolve, he says disruptive technologies are on the rise and manufacturers must embrace and leverage them.

21 Nov 2017

Workholding Trend Adds Flexibility

There’s been a workholding trend in Europe for turned parts that consists of improving the flexibility of gripping on the ID or OD of a workpiece.

20 Nov 2017

Manufacturing Outlook Sees Growth and Transformation

Gardner Intelligence believes that manufacturing will experience modest expansion in 2018 with U.S. machine tool orders up approximately 5 percent.

Automation 28 Apr 2023

First-Class Manufacturing with Additive

Close attention to detail and automation of key processes is helping this shop earn its place as a leader in the 3D printing industry.

20 Nov 2017

Everyone Likes a History Lesson

It is my strong interest in the WWII era that drew me to the story about a guy who is combining his interest in history with his love of machine tools.