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Make your Customers your Priority
Instead of creating rules that your customers need to follow, it’s important to hire people who have strong customer service skills, according to Todd Palmer, PM’s “About Your Business” contributor.
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Preparing Precision Turning for Industry 4.0
Ready or not, Industry 4.0 is moving forward, and it’s critical for manufacturers to be ready for it. Many machine tool builders and accessory builders are equipping their products with Industry 4.0 compatibility in anticipation of its implementation by customer shops.
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The Five Reasons ERP Software Needs To Provide a Nesting Interface
Nesting software provides a measurable improvement over the old manual process for ERP software.
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Robots Help with Consistency
Since Standby Screw didn’t have the necessary skill set in-house to integrate an automation system that they knew they needed, the company found Absolute.
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Training Through German Eyes: Not What You Expect
HORN pays strict attention to assure the people that the company understands the importance of, and are capable of, working with others. Its focus is on using the strengths of each person for the benefit of the whole.
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PMPA Technical Member ZPS America Finds Success in Delivering Cost-Effective Solutions and Leading Customer Service
Today, the Tajmac-ZPS Group employs more than 2,200 people, has more than 450 installations across North America and is the biggest manufacturer of multi-spindle bar machines.
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High Demand Creates Growth in Aerospace Industry
The combined results of a strong global growth of both passenger and freight air transport demand followed by strong demand for new aircraft and increasing competition between aircraft manufacturers should point to a robust aerospace market for years to come.
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Data-Driven Manufacturing Brings Efficiency to the Shop Floor
Developments in data-driven manufacturing, or digitization of the shop floor, are going far beyond merely knowing whether or not machines are in cycle.
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Technology or People?
In your shop, do your people operate your machines? What impressed me the most was the implicit, built-in assumptions at HORN that it was the people leading the machine tools, rather than the machine tools leading the people.
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BMW Orders 100th EcoCFlex in 12 Years
These third-generation flexible robotized cells are used for cleaning and deburring of engine components and have been adapted to suit BMW’s current technical expectations.
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Bond Selection for Production Grinding
Proper grinding wheel selection is essential to ensure that the required part quality, production rate, and overall cost per part is achieved. Although the type of abrasive grain is often a primary driver of wheel selection, the bonding type can also play a key role in optimizing a grinding operation.
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Production Machining Index: June 2017 - 55.3
Production Machining Business Index is holding steady.
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