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PMPA Members Save with Partnership
PMPA members get a nice return on their membership dues investment when they take advantage of our Partnership Freight Savings Program.
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PMPA Member Montague Tool and Manufacturing Finds Success in Workholding Innovation and Creativity
Innovation in milling and workholding is what Montague Tool and Manufacturing does best. Before it was a 60-employee, full-service milling company capable of high-volume production across many different industries, it was a modest machine shop run by an owner with a knack for milling ingenuity.
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Secure Your Company's Future with PMPA-MFG
PMPA-MFG provides the essentials to support a standardized training program. The program enables you to train and certify new and current employees in three easy steps.
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Shop has Measured Many Gears Through the Years
“Shop Gears Up for Quality” looks at how Forest City Gear went from handwheels on an optical comparator to hitting cycle start on an automated, multi-feature measurement system.
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Preparing for Lights-Out Production
As manufacturers face the challenges of reducing cost-per-part while meeting quality and delivery demands, adding a workerless third shift is a tantalizing possibility. It’s also a bit scary.
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The Pace of Change in the Medical Device Industry
Oscor Inc., a medical device manufacturer of pacing leads used in connection with pacemakers, has been doing Swiss machining for almost two decades, with the Traub TNL18 sliding/fixed headstock production turning machine adding flexibility with production.
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Webinar: 3 Smart Ways to Make Your Swiss Parts 4x Faster
Don’t miss your chance to learn about how to increase Swiss parts’ speeds by joining Production Machining and your colleagues for a free webinar hosted by INDEX Corp.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, August 2017 - 54.0
Compared with a year ago, the index has signaled that the machining industry has been consistently growing each month since the fourth quarter of 2016.
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Finding Efficiency with Swiss
Swiss machining can bring many advantages in the right applications. Learn about one Ohio shop that has found ways to blend the production advantages these machines bring into a smooth workflow by machining parts complete in a single handling.
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Website Zone Acts as a Hub for Bar Feeder and Material Handling Info
PM’s Zones section includes Bar Feeders & Material Handling, directing readers to features, news, blogs and videos on the subject.
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Hard Turning as Cost-Effective Alternative to Grinding
Compared with grinding, hard turning can save countless hours of setup and production time. But a shop should expect a learning curve.
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Schunk USA to Expand Headquarters
Schunk USA recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for the expansion of its U.S. headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina. The expansion will more than double the size of the existing facilities.
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