PM Blog
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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5 Process Security Tips for Parting Off
Here are five rules of thumb from Scott Lewis, a product and application specialist at Sandvik Coromant, to optimize the parting off process, and as a result, maximize tool and insert life.
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Push You, Pull Me
How a metalworking shop researches, finds and selects what and from whom it procures the goods and services to help keep it running efficiently and competitively is a much simpler and faster task today.
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Kennametal Extrude Hone Consolidating in Germany
After a year of planning and construction, Kennametal Inc. has completed the relocation of Kennametal Extrude Hone GmbH to its new, purpose built location in Holzgunz, Germany.
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AME Launches Adopt-a-School Initiative
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) has announced a new educational initiative designed to provide high school and college students with access to valuable educational resources and constructive hands-on learning experiences.
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Too Many American Men are on Disability
It isn’t American men manufacturing the products being unloaded here, Mr.
Read MoreInnovation Creates Winners
Some of the most interesting shops I have been in are those that have developed their own products or methods that might give them a leg up on the competition.
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Laser Device Helps to Align Bar Feeders
One of the most common issues affecting bar feeder performance is wear and tear on the bar feeder liner or collet caused by inaccurate alignment between the bar feeder and the lathe.
Read MoreHeat Treating Can Result in Distortion
Heat is a powerful energy that has positive and negative effects on metal.
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