PM Blog
Abrasive Developments for Centerless Grinding
These grinding wheels are designed for greater efficiency by achieving higher levels of stock removal per pass.
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The Collet is the Answer
A small workholding change helped this shop deliver the required part finish by resolving vibration and runout issues.
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Careers, College, Dollars and STEM
A STEM education may be the best pathway to a great job.
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Tools and Technologies for Deep Hole Drilling
Understanding the challenges of deep hole drilling and knowing how to select and apply the appropriate tools will help a shop profit from this operation.
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Have Condition Monitoring Kit, Will Travel
Scheduled monitoring of the condition of your machine tools can help ward off avoidable downtime and expensive repair costs.
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Insight into Minimum Quantity Lubrication
This article is the result of an interview with Dr. Radu Pavel, who is chief technology officer at TechSolve Inc. and Optis LLC. He focuses on process design and optimization as well process monitoring and control.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, June 2016 - 43.0
Companies with 50-99 employees expanded for the fourth straight month.
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Millennials: We Can’t Live Without Them
Nate's story is one that is being repeated in shops across the country, as efforts by our industry and trade associations, such as PMPA, begin to bear fruit by educating people like Nate about the career opportunities in manufacturing.
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Okuma Donates CNC Machines to College
Okuma America Corporation recently donated an MC-V4020 CNC vertical machining center and an ES-L8II CNC lathe to the engineering technology programs at Central Piedmont Community College.
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CAM Software Helps Eliminate Scrap and Reduce Cycle Times
GibbsCAM 2016 was designed with the assistance of shop owners and shopfloor employees.
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Biennial Biorhythms
With each edition of IMTS, AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology, the show’s sponsor, comes up with new ways to capture attendees' attention and help them become better informed about the manufacturing world we inhabit.
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NIMS Announces Industry Standard for CAM
Developed over the course of a year-long, nationwide validation process, with more than 125 experts from companies who use a variety of CAM software, the standards define the competencies and skills expected by industry for entry-level CAM positions.
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