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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, April 2017, 52.9
April had the fastest rate of growth that the precision machining index has had since March 2015.
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The Manufacturing Institute Honors Outstanding Women in Manufacturing
This year, 100 honorees and 30 emerging leaders have demonstrated leadership and excellence within their company.
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Commitment to STE(A)M
Collaborative efforts among business, government and education can help to ignite more effective learning opportunities that contribute to the more qualified workforce that manufacturing is striving to develop.
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Workholding Manufacturer Gives Back to the Community
Located in Logansport, Indiana, since 1916, this third-generation workholding manufacturer recently announced a significant contribution to the town’s Memorial Hospital Cancer Care and Obstetrics capital project.
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PMTS Knowledge Center: When ‘Clean’ Really Counts
Chuck Sexton, global product line manager for Kyzen, will present a knowledge center to discuss options available for shops to meet customer’s cleaning demands.
Read MoreDon’t Be in the Dark with Lights-Out Machining
Certain things must be considered before taking on lights-out machining in a shop. Think about the following points that are only some examples of what to consider prior to implementing lights-out machining.
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Methods Machine Tools Launches Automation Center in Charlotte
To meet the demand for automation and robotics in manufacturing, Methods Machine Tools is expanding its automation capabilities with a 10,000-square-foot Automation and Integration Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Stress Cracks in Steel Bar Products
Micro-examination can help determine crack origin by noting orientation, intergranular nature, presence of scale, presence of subscale, and additional microstructural characteristics can reveal the thermal history of heating and cooling at the crack location.
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New Accessories Improve Swiss Machine Performance
The sliding headstock machine design is well over a century old. Yet it continues to be renewed with developments in the application and performance of accessories within the machine.
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PMTS Knowledge Center: Improving Productivity in the Job Shop
On April 26 at 3 p.m., Renishaw’s veteran industry expert, Dan Skulan, will present the advantages of adopting automated ways to control process variation and introduce the company’s Productive Process Pyramid approach to process control at PMTS 2017.
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Oil/Coolant Mist Collector Addresses Efficiency Challenges
These oil/coolant mist collectors can contribute to employee safety and a better work environment all around.
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Round Versus Indexable Tools: From the History to the Latest Developments
Time has allowed great improvements to the durability and performance of cutting tools. The materials used have impacted round and indexable tools in different ways.
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