PM Blog

29 Jan 2014

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.

28 Jan 2014

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.”

CAD/CAM 27 Jan 2014

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.

24 Jan 2014

Baby, It's Cold Outside

There's a broader lesson for all of us about the connection between success and customer service.

Workholding 23 Jan 2014

CNC Collet Chucks Especially Beneficial for Small Parts

Using a collet chuck is so beneficial for parts of this size range that many lathe manufacturers and machine tool distributors now allow customers to purchase their machines with a collet chuck already installed as the standard workholding device.

22 Jan 2014

Learn From Your Past

I stumbled across a really cool website that provides a glimpse into our past. It got me thinking about how learning from our past is often the best way to improve our future.

21 Jan 2014

PMPA Members to be Awarded Manufacturing Institute’s STEP Award

PMPA congratulates the four PMPA members to be awarded the 2014 STEP Award by the Manufacturing Institute.

Toolholders 20 Jan 2014

Turning Heads with Presetters

As lathes and turning machines pivot toward quick-change tooling models from traditional stick tools, presetters present benefits of keeping chips flying while reducing human error and increasing precision.

Parts Cleaning 20 Jan 2014

Vapor Degreasing Fluid Meets Aerospace Application Requirements

The development of environmentally safe, yet effective solvents has kept vapor degreasing at the forefront of cleaning operations for metalworking.

Basics 20 Jan 2014

8 Easy Tips for Spindle and Toolholder Hygiene

A minute chip floating in coolant swarf left to dry on a toolholder taper can eventually become a serious interference at the machine tool spindle-toolholder interface.

20 Jan 2014