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Presetters Make Way to Swiss-Type Machines
Manufacturing developments in presetters are now available to Swiss-type machines to ultimately increase their productivity and quality control.
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Milling Hard-to-Machine Materials on a Micro Scale
The idea of a tool that effectively controls heat with a special grade of carbide, a new coating and internal channels that deliver cooling through ports in the shank where the milling flutes begin, is worth a look.
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New Digs for Methods
Methods Machine Tools Inc. will be holding a grand opening at its new, expanded Technology Center in Anaheim, California, on June 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. Manufacturing professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend. The new 11,40-square-foot Methods facility supports operations in Southern California and is located at 1980 West Corporate Way.
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Reducing Downtime With Tool Presetting
It’s an ongoing challenge. To remain competitive, shops must find new and more efficient ways to increase production. Often they look to new, faster and more precise machine tools as the answer. Sometimes experimentation with a variety of different tooling
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Ways to Attract Youth to Manufacturing
LNS Research has come up with seven ways to attract youth to manufacturing. PMPA thinks they are right on.
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May Index Reflects Fastest Growth since January
Compared with 1 year ago, backlogs increased by 37.5 percent this month.
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Seco Customers Enjoy Indy 500 Practice
Seco recently invited customers from across the Midwest to attend an Indy 500 practice day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Precision Plus Leads the Way in Skilled Workforce Development
PMPA member company, Precision Plus http://www.preplus.com/ in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, is only one of many PMPA companies committed to changing the conversation about manufacturing careers and helping to give advanced manufacturing skills to our future workforce.
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It’s Hard to Beat in Person
Recently I had the chance to visit several companies and shops in Germany, one being Zoller.
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Lockout Tagout Periodic Inspection
Providing lockout/tagout devices and ensuring that equipment is capable of being locked out/tagged out are other management responsibilities and are typically well handled in the shops I visit. If management doesn't have their part right, there is next to no chance that the company will pass an audit.
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Micro Deburring Gets Hot
“Micro deburring,” a name commonly used to describe the deburring of tiny small parts, is often considered more of an art than a science. Although this is true to some extent, deburring micro parts does not always have to require hand manicuring parts with a scalpel under 10× to 20× magnification.
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