PM Blog
Hitting the Coolant Sweet Spot
Toolholders with integrated cutting fluid delivery channels offer threaded, fixed-position nozzles that direct parallel streams of coolant to pre-defined positions at the top of the cutting tool.
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Safe Tooling for Heavy Machining
Heavy machining puts stress on the tool holder. This system helps eliminate tool pullout.
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PMPA Member Eaton Steel Bar Co. Finds Success in its Longevity and Large Inventory
Today, Eaton Steel Bar Co. operates as an integrated supplier of special bar quality steel and offers more than 500 hot-rolled and cold-drawn grades of product. The company provides custom supply chain solutions and carries inventory for many different industries, including automotive, heavy-truck, defense, hydraulics fittings suppliers, distribution, energy markets and hand tools.
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Training the Next Generation: Precision Plus and Gateway Technical College Forge New Partnership
This new foundation serves as a platform to upskill faculty, develop strategic alignments with area employers and invest in facilities and equipment to allow for world-class student training.
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Innovative Workshop Focuses on Parts Cleaning in a Lean Operation
Learn how lean manufacturing practices have been applied to a major manufacturer’s parts cleaning process, increasing efficiencies and decreasing downtime.
Read MoreY Axis Offers Flexibility for Multitasking Operations
The Y axis has capabilities that make processes efficient and cost effective, and it supports many tools that enable a range of operations.
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Mastering LaserSwiss Machining
With applications in the medical, aerospace and automotive markets, the addition of laser cutting to Swiss-type turning has introduced an entirely new approach to precision machining.
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Gardner Business Index, Precision Machining: December 2016 -- 53.7
The index grew for the second straight month and has improved since July when it was only 43.0.
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2017 PM Buyer’s Guide
In January, Production Machining features our annual Buyer’s Guide. In print or online, this valuable resource provides supplier information for more than 160 product categories.
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Timely Customer Service Tips for the New Year
As the new year dawns, take a moment to consider your company’s approach to maintaining its most important asset: its customers.
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Right Tool, Right Place, Right Time
Working collaboratively, a shop that builds industrial automation machines and Creform came up with a custom design tool cart that fit the needs of correct tool placement and tool accountability.
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The Microbial Menace
New metalcutting fluid formulations from Castrol battle microbial contamination, which compromises effectiveness and can lead to corrosion.
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