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A New Look at Material Verification
Handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers have become a standard for non-destructive elemental analysis, testing and inspection in a range of industrial and consumer applications.
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A Youthful Approach to Production Machining
Growing up in the industry helped this young shop owner learn key strategies for getting the most from his machines.
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Craftsman's Cribsheet: Plan. Do. Study. Adjust.
Continuous improvement is of necessity in the very DNA of our shops.
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Henning Software Finds Longtime Success Through Cost-Effective Software Solutions
After successfully creating job estimating software, Henning Software realized it would need to keep expanding their software offerings into a fully developed ERP system in order to grow in the market.
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Not Labor Day, Process Owner Day
Labor doesn’t add much value. In my experience, it only moved stuff around. The labor jobs went away. Today, I celebrate the process owners that can tear down and set up a multi-spindle cam machine in under 2 hours. They own their process and own their craft.
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Appreciating the Value of Secondary Production Processes
Although operations such as cleaning often can be the deciding factor in the production of an acceptable part, their significance is often understated.
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3 Keys to a Winning Culture
Almost without exception, the comments made by the employees of Top Workplaces fell into only three categories: people, respect, freedom.
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VIDEO: Hard to Visualize? Animate It
This video, produced by Index, gives excellent insight into the complex workings of the company's MS 22-8 multi-spindle machines, which can be difficult to visualize in real time.
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Doosan Expands Range of Puma GT Turning Centers
Doosan has expanded its range of Puma GT series turning centers with four models: the Puma GT2600, GT2600M, GT2600L and GT2600LM.
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Contraction Slowed in July
While the overall index was down, mid-size facilities did well in July.
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A Treat with no Trick
This week, Advance CNC Machining's owner visited our headquarters in Cincinnati and treated our company to a local favorite, Graeter’s ice cream. He did the same last summer, as well.
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Renishaw Celebrates Royal Opening
Renishaw recently opened its Innovation Center, giving the company an additional 153,000 square feet of space to house the R&D and corporate services staff, as well as demonstration, training and conference facilities.
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