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Maximize Coolant Life with Efficient Tramp Oil Removal

Increased demands for high surface finish and close part tolerance create a greater need for manufacturers to purify coolants that are constantly being cycled through precision machinery.

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VIDEO: Okuma Hits the Refresh Button for its NASCAR

The new paint scheme car celebrates a longstanding, productive partnership between Okuma and RCR.

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Teamwork Leads to AS9100 Certification for Permac Industries

I asked a group of employees at Permac what were the unexpected challenges and what made their efforts work. If you are a manager, you might want to jot a few of these down.

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A Very Good Neighbor

Recently, from its historic Norwood, Ohio, motor manufacturing facility near Cincinnati, Siemens announced a $66.8 million in-kind software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

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13th Annual TopSolid Seminar in Prague

The 13th annual TopSolid seminar which took place in Prague January 15-18, 2014, gave Missler Software the opportunity to share with seminar participants the good news of its best sales results in the history of the company.

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Automotive

American Honda—Exporting More Cars than Importing

We love foreign direct investment. We love the fact that Honda is paying the wages of about 13,700 employees here in Ohio.

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PMPA Member Participates at White House CEO Roundtable

Michael Tamasi, CEO of Accurounds, was called to the White House to share AccuRounds’ successes in building a partnership to re-employ local residents in the manufacturing industry.

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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.

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Turn-Mills

The 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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Basics

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.

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