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The Decline of China’s Manufacturing
Now that the advantages of cheap labor and shipping are slipping away from China, the country is in a desperate situation. Cash flow problems are holding the Chinese back from changing their entire business model that is based on cheap labor.
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Women, Manufacturing Needs Your Talents
There is no reason that the vast majority of new manufacturing jobs have gone to men, but they have. Why has women’s representation in manufacturing dropped for two decades?
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This survey helps us learn more about how manufacturing professionals send and receive information.
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Okuma’s OSP Control is 50 Years Old
In 1963, Okuma introduced its first CNC the OSP. OSP stands for Okuma sampling path, which emphasized the innovation of creating a digital representation of a machine tool’s cutting path.
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Autodesk Announces Intention to Acquire Delcam
Autodesk has announced its intention to acquire Delcam, a supplier of advanced software for the manufacturing industry.
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Get Skills to Work Encourages Veterans to Find Careers in Manufacturing
I can’t think of someone more qualified to make a human safety critical component for your car’s anti-lock braking system or for the airbag system than a veteran.
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A Busy and Good Year
Mr. Mauro is a one-man show. He loads the FMB bar feed magazine, writes the programs, loads the programs, presets the tools and measures the complete parts.
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Turbocharge Swiss-Type Turning with Accessories
Adding accessories to the already capable Swiss-type turning center is a cost effective method of increasing production efficiency.
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Small Mill Cuts Tough Materials
Tech Brief: Designed to mill stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt alloys as well as the so-called super alloys, the newly conceived small milling cutter improves cutting data results in these and other materials.
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Automated Machining Transforms South Carolina Shop
Looking back over the history of the company, plant operations manager Dan Hogge says the shop has made a dramatic change roughly once every 7 years. The move from screw machines to CNC was one of the earlier shifts. Embracing lights-out machining is the latest.
Read MoreMachine Tool Data Collection in the Cloud
Instead of a company collecting its own data from its machines by purchasing a server—which can cause a plethora of technical issues, including patching, upgrading, malware, viruses, not to mention a large expense—a cloud computing service for manufacturing is often a more practical option.
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Leveraging Shop Management Software for Better ROI
Learning how to make the most of its management system can help a shop cut costs and run more efficiently.
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