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PMPA Member Hannes Precision Finds Success in Flexibility and Top Customer Service

The company has grown to be a leader in delivering Swiss automatic screw machine products for a number of industries, including electronics, defense, computers and entertainment.

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Transitioning to Unleaded Brass: Impacts on the Precision Machined Products Industry

Anything that reduces or eliminates our recovery of brass scrap dollars is a serious threat to our businesses.

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Video: Comprehensive Machine Monitoring

Assistance and process monitoring systems provide apps to ensure that your equipment is running to the extent of its capabilities.

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Shopfloor Demo Feaures New Line of Production Turning Machines

Industry veteran, Greg Knight, will present a shopfloor demonstration on the “Power of Parallel,” highlighting the Lico turn-mill center.

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Precision Machining Index Grew for the Fourth Straight Month in February

The index has improved dramatically since July, when it was only 43.0, compared with February's index, which was 57.7.

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The Benefits of Self-Directed Work Teams

With self-directed work teams, each team of workers is given full responsibility for their work orders—scheduling them and making sure they have the necessary materials to complete the job.

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Siemens Partners with U.S. Tech Schools

Siemens has announced the launch of a new workforce development program for secondary and technical schools across America called L.E.A.P. (Lifelong Educational Advantage Program).

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Using Expertise as Leverage to Enter New Markets

After many years building its reputation as a precision aerospace supplier, this company chose to use that experience to enter medical machining.

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Five-Spindle Lathe Expands CNC Multi Line

Introduced at IMTS 2016, the Penta five-spindle lathe adds a CNC alternative to ZPS America’s line of six- and eight-spindle lathes.

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New Renishaw Facility – Headquarters and More

Renishaw Inc. is preparing to move into a new 133,000-square-foot facility that will act as the company’s new North American headquarters and will provide space for product development, testing, warehousing, and distribution.

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2017 Precision Machined Products Industry Economic Forecast

Gardner Business Intelligence (GBI) is the research arm of Production Machining’s parent company, and we gather our data from several industries that our magazines cover. As we look into this year and beyond, we see both positive and negative developments influencing the manufacturing and related industries that are important to our readership.

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