PM Blog
Central Bursts, Chevroning in Cold-Drawn and Extruded Steels
The compressive stresses of cold working can result in failures by shear along planes 45 degrees to the applied stress.
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Kata Practice for Scientific-Thinking Skill and Mindset
Toyota Kata begins with this assumption and asks: what are the practice routines that will help managers outside Toyota develop the necessary skills and mindset to lead fundamental change in their organizations?
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PMPA Member Mueller Brass Co. Finds Success in Capital Investment and Product Diversification
Reflecting its growing competencies of alloys, the company changed its name to Mueller Brass Co. in 1924. Today, a century after its inception, Mueller Brass Co. has expanded its capabilities many times over.
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Titan Gilroy: Finding Your Career, and Yourself, Through Precision Machining
How Mr. Gilroy approached and dealt with the challenges he faced, in life, and in the shop, will be a positive guide to show us just how capable we are to meet the issues we too face, in life and on the job.
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Developing a Platform for Data-Driven Manufacturing
With the eventual goal of adding machine condition monitoring, this company began by installing an ERP system as a foundation to build upon, flattening the learning curve with each step toward achieving increased process oversight.
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Precision Cartridge Mandrel for Internal Clamping
A new mandrel provides consistent workpiece ID clamping of very small diameters for grinding, turning, milling, drilling and measuring.
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Manufacturer Honored by the British Crown
Dr. Tony Bannan was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the queen’s 90th birthday honors list for 2016.
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Accelerating Future Leaders in Manufacturing
NIMS hosts a series of apprenticeship accelerator workshops where industry professionals can learn more about developing, implementing and registering an apprenticeship program.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, January 2017 - 56.0
In January, the index reached its highest level since January 2014.
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Swiss Tooling for Grooving and Cut-Off Operations
A modular grooving system with a single toolholder can be equipped to perform a number of different machining processes, especially Swiss turning.
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Feet on the Ground in Europe
Adding Barbara to our staff allows us to cast a wider net in order to bring you knowledgeable and experienced reporting from these important markets.
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Cybersecurity Guidelines Underway for Michigan Manufacturers
Companies working with the Department of Defense have less than a year to meet minimum cybersecurity guidelines.
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