PM Blog
Get the Word Out
The Last Word column in our August issue covers some substantial and important ways in which information is relayed back and forth between buyer and seller.
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Factoryless Goods Producer Classification Proposal Withdrawn
The Office of Management and Business reported on August 8 that the proposal to create a “Factoryless Goods Producer” classification for the NAICS 2017 has been withdrawn.
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A Guide to Metalworking Fluids
The oils, coolants and lubricants used in metalworking shops are often overlooked as an opportunity to improve process efficiencies.
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Hybrid Multi-Spindle: Look Ma, No Cams
As the volume production market migrates from mechanical multi-spindle machines, builders are creating machine tool technology tiers that apply the correct level of cost and capability to the application.
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Getting Value from Your Machining Scrap
Metalworking is a subtractive process. Machinists have been generating scrap metal for decades.
Read MoreMy, How Time Flies
Anyone who has been married a while understands it is about the work. In many ways, a marriage is much like one’s career.
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Hiring Veterans Works for Bucci
Bucci Industries USA is probably best known for its Iemca brand of bar feeders, bar loaders and gantry loaders, which are installed in shops across the country.
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Productive Trade-Offs in Rough Turning
Maximizing productivity in rough turning operations requires a balance of trade-offs between the properties of the cutting tool substrate and the characteristics of its chipbreaker geometry.
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Just the Ticket for Ultrasonic Cleaning
This shop saw the benefits of its cleaning system and purchased a second one to handle increased workload.
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Greener and Cleaner: One Company's Environmental Win
Eliminating chlorinated and other degreasing solvents for metal parts cleaning continues to command attention for environmental and worker safety reasons.
Read MoreAn Efficient Way to Create Non-Round Shapes
The rotary broaching process creates a non-round shape on the inside or outside of a part.
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