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Training the Next Generation: The Value Vocational Education Brings to Manufacturers
Well-trained, supported students with opportunities for co-operative work experiences can begin to change the face of your shop and energize your manufacturing shop floor.
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PMPA Member Buell Automatics Finds Success Through Employee Longevity and Creative Internal Solutions
Since 1999, Buell Automatics has used PMPA as a key resource for information on tips, trends and insights into the shop floor of other members.
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Stable Process, Stable Profits
The role of stable processes to provide profitability in our high-mix/high-volume shops is often overlooked.
Read MoreSingle-Stroke Honing Provides Precise Bore Size, Geometry and Surface Finish
Whether or not single-stroke honing is something your shop offers, it’s a process I find worth writing about here because, when properly implemented, it is a cost-effective method that provides a precise bore size, geometry and surface finish.
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Tool Change Improves Production
Here’s a shop that retooled a heavy duty OD turning and facing job resulting in triple the material removal rate and more than double the tool life.
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Video: Preventing Spindle Failure
Spindles have become more complex over time, operating at higher speeds and offering more features. The associated cost of repairs makes a convincing case for conducting preventive maintenance on your shop floor.
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Mazak to Build New Plant in Japan
The plant will follow the iSmart factory concepts already well established in Florence and in the company’s Oguchi plant, which will fully employ iSmart concepts by end of 2016.
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Impressions of a First-Time PMPA Attendee
A great site and a stellar lineup of presentations, along with a high degree of audience participation, made this year’s Management Update Conference an excellent event.
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Röhm Expands to Mexico with a New Office
Located in Monterrey, the facility expands the company’s sales, service and support capabilities.
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Gardner Business Index, Precision Machining: February 2016 – 45.0
The index has increased significantly over the previous three months.
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Young Leaders Group Created at PMPA Management Update
Young leaders from PMPA member companies assembled for a round-table brainstorming session to discuss ideas for further engaging and energizing succeeding generations of company leaders.
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Parting Blade Adapter Delivers Precision Cooling
After flowing through the adapter, the coolant is transferred directly through the parting blade to the cutting zone, targeting the exact point of material removal.
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