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UK’s Renishaw Participates in International Women in Engineering Day

The effort is designed to draw attention to how important women are to engineering, career opportunities for women in engineering and to celebrate the accomplishments of women in engineering.

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A German Approach to Training

Have you ever wondered what Europeans are doing right to generate strong interest in manufacturing careers? Our June Last Word contributor got a first-hand look at the German approach and has some interesting thoughts on how to apply the Germans' strategies.

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Bringing Work in House Makes Shops More Independent

As we celebrate our country’s independence this Fourth of July, I decided to take a look at some shops that are creating a bit of their own independence by taking on certain tasks in house that they used to send out.

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Parts Cleaning

Clean and Green Cleaning Seminars are Coming to a Location Near You

To educate attendees about changes in government regulations, deliver new information and provide training on cleaning process' best practices, Kyzen Corp. has created “Clean and Green” seminars.

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New Apprenticeship Program Coined ‘Learn and Earn’

The company's new apprenticeship program is for local high school students and will pay tuition and provide an hourly wage and benefits.

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Mazak Hosts Precision Machining Competition for Students

More than 250 students from 19 Illinois high schools submitted more than 300 parts for this year’s contest.

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Methods 3D and Markforged Establish Partnership

Methods 3D Inc. has established a partnership with Markforged. Methods 3D will provide sales, service and support for the Markforged line of 3D printers, and the partnership will expand access to both companies’ additive manufacturing products.

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Robots are Great, but What About my Job?

In his column, Matt Kirchner says automation may change your job, but it won’t eliminate industrial employment. In fact, he believes it means more hiring will occur.

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Swiss-Types

Accessories for Swiss Make a Big Difference

We recently published an article that revisited the state of the art in Swiss-type accessories. Often, these are at the heart of the successful application of Swiss machining because they allow for various applications.

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A Top Shops’ Meet, Greet and Learn

The Top Shops Conference is a forum custom designed for networking and peer-to-peer exchange for all shops looking to see how they might stack up against other shops in many categories.

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Mitutoyo Announces Novi Solution Center

Mitutoyo America Corp. has announced the grand opening of its newest M3 Solution Center, offering product demonstrations, assistance with application challenges and metrology solutions, and product and educational training seminars.

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Videos: PM’s on YouTube!

We added PMTS 2017 machining demonstration videos to our YouTube channel. Here, you’ll find informative videos from manufacturers who presented on the PMTS show floor.

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Marubeni Citizen CNC
Horn USA
SolidCAM
Techspex
Star swiss-type automatic lathes
manufacturer of machine tools
World Machine Tool Survey
Efficient, Durability, Advanced CBN Abrasives
Horn USA