PM Blog
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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Transfer Knowledge and Implement Lessons
“There are so many things that people have learned through experience that are not in books or databases,” says Diane Thielfoldt, co-founder of The Learning Café and PMPA National Technical Conference speaker.
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High Mix, Low Volume Shop Redefines Throughput for Aerospace Parts
Many shops struggle with trial and error, but some companies are lucky enough to discover what works best for their application the first time around.
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ER Collet Chuck and Quick-Change System in One Toolholder
This quick-change system is aimed at addressing cost concerns for companies focused on conserving costs and improving productivity.
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5 Positive Facts About U.S. Manufacturing
Great news for manufacturing from the latest Bureau of Economic Analysis news release on revised GDP statistics by industry.
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Grinding it Out at Sochi and Beyond
Continuing its relationship with the USA Luge team, Norton Abrasives’ sponsorship has been extended through the 2018 Olympics.
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Okuma America’s 2013 Technology Showcase
Okuma America Corporation’s Technology Showcase event, held December 10-12, 2013 in Charlotte, N.C., was the company’s largest to date, both in attendance and the number of CNC machines shown.
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Reasons You Can’t Predict Firm Metals Pricing this Year
Your customers may demand that you give them firm pricing for raw materials, but here are four reasons that say “It ain’t gonna happen.”
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Lunch & Learn Events Offer Software ‘Test Drive’
Edgecam will partner with select resellers this year on a series of “Lunch & Learn” events, where attendees will have the opportunity for a live test drive of Edgecam 2014 R1 Workflow, to see firsthand how Workflow’s intuitive interface, model intelligence and knowledge-based machining enables them to rapidly complete the steps of CNC machine programming for prismatic parts.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
There's a broader lesson for all of us about the connection between success and customer service.
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