PM Blog

Thinking Ahead

Recently, an Ontario, New York, machine tool builder and distributor donated a Nakamura-Tome lathe valued at $200,000 to Finger Lake Community College G.W. Lisk Company’s advanced manufacturing machinist training program.

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JobBoss Offers ROI Calculator

The JobBoss ROI Calculator allows users to enter data to determine expected savings that the shop management software can provide.

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Measurement

Maximizing Metrology’s Flexibility

Simplified and more direct measuring and inspection functions speed time to market while handling a wider range of parts and surfaces.

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A Collaborative Approach to Custom Machine Design

Conventional wisdom says multi-spindles equal high volume. That’s not necessarily true, as this U.K. project demonstrates.

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Marubeni Citizen-Cincom to Raise the Roof at IMTS

A new second level will allow more ground-level space to showcase the MCC Tech Center in its IMTS booth.

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Homage to a Machine Tool Family Man

I thought it was worth sharing the following homage to a "machine tool man" because it speaks to the generational nature of the machine tool industry and how we tend to pay it forward.

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OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards – FY 2015

Think of your efforts here as an investment in ‘Penalty Prevention.’

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We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us

Why we shouldn’t blame the millennials for their lack of success at work.

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Training the Next Generation: Manufacturing Day 2016, Bridging the Skills Gap

Manufacturing Day was started as a bridge to help close the skills gap.

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PMPA Member PRAB Finds Success in Diverse Product Offerings and Zero Outsourcing

Currently, PRAB builds more than a dozen different types of conveyors, including steel belt, shuttle, oscillating, magnetic, harpoon and push-bar.

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Economic Outlook— Annual Meeting Sneak Peek

Some say a recession is imminent. Some say the stock market is about to come crashing down. Either way, there is a greater than normal amount of conflicting views about where the U.S. economy is heading.

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Automation

Increase Throughput with Off-the-Shelf Automation

This automated parts accumulator is designed to complement any bar-fed CNC lathe, providing hours of profitable, unattended operation by safely collecting and organizing finished parts.

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