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PMBI Shows Fastest Growth Since March 2012
Production grew for the third time in 4 months, but the rate of growth was the fastest since the spring of 2012.
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Index Corporation Turns 100
To celebrate this milestone, the company is hosting an open house at its U.S. headquarters in Noblesville, Ind., near Indianapolis.
Read MoreThe ABCs of a B Axis
The B axis on a machine gives operators the ability to manipulate a tool to any angle in precise increments.
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Defining Deburring and FOD
Burrs and foreign object damage (FOD) are considerations that are increasingly critical as precision machined parts are engineered from more challenging materials and to demanding geometries and applications.
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Workholding Offers Many Approaches
Take a look at an assortment of applications and the approaches that can be taken to narrow the workholding options to what will fit best.
Read MoreTap your Suppliers' Knowledge Base
Whether a small CNC machine shop, a Tier 1, 2 or 3, or the production facility of a mega-corporation, manufacturers want to improve their processes, competitiveness and profitability.
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Shop Opts for Choice in Swiss Machines
Precision CNC (Lancaster, Ohio) is a traditional machine shop that has moved into Swiss machining. From the beginning of its Swiss operation, it has used “combination” machines in its stable of Swiss-types, which offer machining capability with or without a guide bushing. Here’s how and why it uses them.
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Toxic Release Inventory Reporting: What You Need to Consider
“If your shop used, for example, over one truckload of leaded steel, or over four truckloads of 303 stainless steel, or over 42,000 pounds of 360 brass last year, you need to read this.”
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Four PMPA Members Honored by STEP Awards
Four PMPA members were honored by the Manufacturing Institute’s second STEP Awards for excellence in manufacturing.
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Technology Advances Automation Trends
Shops of all sizes looking for better efficiency are realizing the benefits of a deeper investment into automation.
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