PM Blog

28 Oct 2014

OSHA Top 10 Violations from 2013

Savvy managers will make sure their safety training plans cover the general industry and general requirements topics listed here.

24 Oct 2014

Reshoring Optimism

The company recently announced a major shopfloor reconfiguration to free up manufacturing space for the influx on new business coming back to the U.S. from overseas.

22 Oct 2014

SMTCL Announces Upcoming U.S. Factory

To complement its current manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia, SMTCL has announced plans for a 100,000-square-foot facility to supply the North American market.

21 Oct 2014

PMPA Opposes OSHA’s Expanded Workplace Rule

The Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) filed official comments opposing an administration proposal to place additional burdens on employers while loosening injury reporting requirements on employees.

Parts Cleaning 20 Oct 2014

Select an Efficient Cleaning System

For a shop to be as efficient as possible, management must take all aspects of the company into consideration, including its parts cleaning processes.

CNC & Machine Controls 20 Oct 2014

Tool Monitoring for Complex Machining

One of the biggest challenges to tool monitoring on a multitasking machine is coping with simultaneous cutting operations. Caron Engineering (Wells, Maine) designed a system to meet this challenge.

17 Oct 2014

We Have a Winner!

A Romi CNC lathe was awarded to Marshall Manufacturing during an IMTS giveaway.

Workholding 15 Oct 2014

Quick-Change Vise Jaws System

Quick-change workholding systems can provide a great opportunity to increase production while allowing relatively quick recovery of the cost.

Single & Multi-Spindles 15 Oct 2014

Large Threading with Single Spindle

Oilfield pipes require large, quality threads. This Texas shop is getting the performance it needs from two recently implemented big bore lathes.

Cutting Tools 15 Oct 2014

Turning Exotic Materials

Heat-resistant superalloys and titanium alloys are difficult to machine. This overview looks at machining demands and some recent developments that have elevated performance and process security in turning these materials.