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Training the Next Generation: Thinking About New Employee Outreach from the Shop’s Perspective
We are all faced with a challenge regarding today’s new workforce. We all need to think outside the box about our company culture, training systems, operational strategies and relationships with high schools and vocational institutions. Here are some other things to think about that we have found to be helpful.
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PMPA Member Laurel Steel Finds Success in Quality Products and Workplace Safety
Laurel Steel is headquartered in a state-of-the-art, 350,000-square-foot facility in Burlington, Ontario, and primarily manufactures cold-drawn steel bar products for the service center, fluid power and automotive industries.
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PMPA Membership Value
PMPA member value can be broken down into four core buckets: benchmarking, networking, savings and training.
Read MoreThe ‘Easy’ Button for Tool Changing
Although there’s no such thing as the easy button, there are smart tooling choices you can make that lead to efficient, safe machining and other benefits. One such technology is quick-change tooling. Although there are different types of quick-change tooling systems, they all were created for the same purposes: to increase productivity, shorten setup time, provide flexibility and save money.
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Tour Showcases Plant-Wide Connectivity
Mazak’s North American headquarters, located in Florence, Kentucky, has been manufacturing multitasking, five-axis, turning and milling machines since 1974 and was recently reimagined as a Mazak iSMART Factory concept.
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Getting the Most from MQL
Here's a broad view of minimum quantity lubrication along with a closer look at using MQL in turning applications.
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Get 5-Axis Machining on a 3-Axis VMC
Machine shops want and need to eliminate steps in the manufacturing process. Adding four- or five-axis capability to an existing three-axis VMC is a practical way to achieve five-sided machining using a single setup.
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Shop/Supplier Relationship is Critical to Success
A quartet of CNC machines supplied by T W Ward CNC Machinery Ltd. play a key role in enabling Cosmopolitan Engineering to consistently be a supplier of parts of all sizes and in all metals, including tool steels and titanium, for more than 30 years.
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Following Cleaning Protocols and Standards
Three industry standard requirements are examined here as well as how well these requirements play together with customer-specific standards.
Read MoreCleaning Tests That Don’t Cost Much
Before you call the lab, try simple, cost-effective tests to screen product for unwanted contaminants.
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MC Machinery Systems Hosts Grand Opening Event
MC Machinery Systems Inc. recently hosted more than 1,000 customers, visitors and team members for the grand opening of its new headquarters.
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Focus on Employees Improves Quality
PM contributor Todd Palmer suggests in his “About Your Business” column that the focus can be shifted from lower costs to long-term, smarter investments such as better pay, training and scheduling for employees.
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