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3D Printer Recognized by Minnesota Investors Hall of Fame
Move over Gutenberg and make room for Scott Crump. Mr. Crump is now a member of the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame for his work developing 3D printing/ additive manufacturing.
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OSHA Needs to Enforce its Tower Regulations
Four communications tower related deaths have already occurred this year, according to OSHA, and more were killed last year than in the prior 2 years combined. Every one of them was preventable.
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Cleaning Equipment Manufacturer Receives Crystal Award for Excellence
Barney Bosse, CEO of Cleaning Technologies Group, accepted the Crystal Award for Excellence from Ohio’s Edison Technology Centers on March 27.
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Reacting to Demand
In this case, the regulation regarding lead-free replacement materials is having an effect on companies in the precision machined parts industry that manufacture parts for the plumbing industry.
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Tooling Usually Causes Central Bursts in Cold Drawn Steel
This post will focus on the central bursts in cold drawn steel, especially from the point of view of a shop making parts on automated equipment.
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Good News for Manufacturing
Energy, robotics, materials and applied information technology are growing sectors that will affect U.S. manufacturing, creating a “revolution” of sorts.
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It’s Good to be the Queen
Vero Software, a British based provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the manufacturing industry, has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade for 2014.
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Delcam Donates More than 1,000 Courses to SkillsUSA
Delcam has donated more than 1,000 Delcam University courses to the SkillsUSA partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to support a skilled American workforce.
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PMPA Member Wins Training Grant
North Easton Machine will be receiving $41,500 to help train 25 employees and create job opportunities for four additional staff over the next 2 years.
Read MoreAutomation for the Front Office
Automation is what is propelling manufacturing today, and I’m not only talking about machine tool automation.
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Delcam Wins Award for Vortex Toolpath Software
The company’s high efficiency roughing strategy, called Vortex, has been awarded the winner in CAD/CAM category at the MWP Advanced Manufacturing Awards held in England as part of the MACH exhibition held in early April.
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Multitasking Helps Detroit Shop
Brothers Arnot and Matt Heller are 30-something, degreed engineers running Central Screw Products and Detroit Gun Works. They are also fourth generation, hands-on machinists and know a thing or two about machine tools, automation and the critical role of new technology in business growth.
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