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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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Seminar to Cover USA and Mexico Metalworking Trends
Gardner Business Media partners with VDW to present the Metalworking Growth Seminar on Sept. 21 during the EMO Hannover event.
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Sales Presentation Tips Keep the Audience in Mind
PM contributing columnist, Matt Kirchner, shares useful tips for sales pitches in his latest article “Sales Pitch Points to Consider.”
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The 'Unfriendly Confines' of Swiss Machines
Read an article about a shop that has implemented an ER collet wrench extension. The extension eliminates slippage and keeps the operator’s fingers out of harm’s way.
Read MoreMinimum Quantity Lubrication isn’t for Every Application
Although the benefits of MQL are tangible for many applications such as turning, milling, drilling, and related operations, the technology is not well suited for all applications.
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ID and OD Shoe Grinding for Thin-Walled Workpieces
Studer (United Grinding North America) has a solution to the tricky workholding problem of finish grinding close tolerances for roundness and concentricity of thin-walled rings and sleeves or a rolling element such as a bearing raceway.
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Captive Shop Must Still Compete
Often, a captive shop seems to have it made by job shop standards. In the case of this division of ITW Welding, “work is not given, it’s earned.”
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Taking Shop Management Software on the Road
In a fast-moving shop where every minute counts, efficiency of operation is the key to success. Every time someone must leave his or her workcenter to review workorders, check on status or log into a workorder operation, time is wasted.
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