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The Buzz about Additive
Additive is not going away, and it is the technology of not only the present, but the future. Shops are capable of this technology, and by working with new additive processes, a business like yours can be more successful.
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Workshops for Warriors Graduates 43
Workshops for Warriors honored 43 veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members at its summer graduation in August.
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Adding Value, Reducing Cost with Inverted Vertical Turning Centers
Inverted vertical turning centers find a home in an automotive stamping house.
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Precision Machining Index: August 2016 – 46.5
The index jumped to its second highest level since July 2015.
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Choosing an Automatic Bar Feeder
The bar feeder is the most common form of automation for turning operations. Selecting the right one requires consideration of the applications for which it will be used.
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Through-Coolant for Swiss Machines
This system allows shops to quickly transform the standard external-coolant live tooling heads on their turning machine turrets into those with through-tool-coolant capability.
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Six Reasons Steel is Vacuum Treated
Vacuum degassing treatments, along with various de-oxidation practices, are specified to control the amounts of dissolved gases in the steel.
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Trends in Advanced Industries: Brookings Institute
The Brookings Institute has prepared a comprehensive report on America’s Advanced Industries, or industries that invest at least $450 per worker in R&D and employ at least 20 percent of their workforce in STEM-intensive occupations.
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PMPA Member Huron Automatic Screw Co. Finds Success in Strategic Planning and Reliability
A major turning point in Huron Automatic’s success began about 20 years ago, when the company started to invest more time in its strategic planning.
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Is it Supply or Demand that Drives Our Business?
The Great Recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, established conclusively for me that it is demand and not supply that determines our businesses’ success. (NBER, 2010).
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New Clamping System Shortens Setup Times
The more quickly a setup can be completed, the sooner a machine tool can begin cutting chips. A new clamping system from GF Machining Solutions provides just that.
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Thinbit IMTS Booth Offers Hands-On Experience
Visitors to the booth can use touchscreen displays and watch videos to learn more about this company’s tooling products. They can also discuss projects with application engineers in the booth.
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