PM Blog

Transfer Machines 23 Jun 2015

An American Success Story

For 155 years, Wilson Bohannan has manufactured padlocks. It survives by innovation and continuous technological investments.

Measurement 23 Jun 2015

Project Puts Metrology Company on the 3D Map

High precision 3D mapping supports installation of a new beam transport line for scientific research.

23 Jun 2015

Precision Machining from the Reshoring Perspective

Precision-machined parts production once sent offshore to take advantage of low cost foreign labor is starting to return to the United States.

23 Jun 2015

As Time Goes By

What is undeniable is that we boomers are on the downhill slide. Many of us are not done yet, but we can see it from here.

Cutting Tools 22 Jun 2015

Tool Monitoring Increases Productivity

Shops that implement unattended machining to become more productive often use tool monitoring to make this process even more efficient.

22 Jun 2015

Mastercam Becomes WorldSkills CAM Partner

The CAM software that competitors in the upcoming WorldSkills 2015 competition have been practicing on for months, honing their programming skills, has become the official software for the machining competitions there.

19 Jun 2015

Unique CT Scanner for Metrology Unveiled in Cincinnati

It’s the first such industrial scanner applied in North America to metrology.

17 Jun 2015

Craftsman's Cribsheet: Ra & Rz: Communication is Key

Everyone will agree that open lines of communication with your customers is key to running a successful business, and nowhere is that more evident than in setting expectations before a job even begins.

17 Jun 2015

Technically Speaking - Positive Outlook

...optimum value for the time and money investment. Implementing just one idea from the conference pays back the time/fee investment many times over.

17 Jun 2015

NIMS and Gene Haas Foundation Announce Scholarships for Young Manufacturing Talent

The 2015 GHF-NIMS-SkillsUSA Scholarship Program awarded more than $200,000 in scholarship funds to students who competed in three manufacturing events at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Louisville, Kentucky, June 22-26.