PM Blog

Craftsman's Cribsheet: How Society Drives Technical Innovation in Precision Machine Shops

The parts that we produce in our precision machining shops are usually embedded into other products that are sold.

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PMPA Membership Provides Business Advantage to Laurel Steel

Laurel Steel has and continues to experience business and competitive advantages as a result of its almost 30-year-long technical membership in PMPA.

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Portable Sump Cleaner Brings Savings

For efficient operations and a positive, healthy work environment, companies need to keep in mind the overall cleanliness of the facility as well as important details such as the machine tools themselves and the cutting fluids being used.

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Meet the New PMPA Executive Director

Following an extensive search process, the board of directors of PMPA selected Michael T. Kobylka II as the new executive director of the association. He formally started his new role on August 1.

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Shorten the Training Curve with Cognitive Mapping, Part 1

I am convinced we have done a very poor job in training our workforce. If we do not provide the employee with the right type of training material, he or she will have a much longer training curve.

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Automation

Robotic Part Handling Reduces Labor Costs

To remain competitive, many manufacturing companies are looking for accurate, reliable and maintenance-free machine tools offering fast change-over, programming and setup.

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Supplier Deliveries Made the Biggest Improvement in August

Gardner’s precision machining index showed that business activity contracted for the sixth straight month in August.

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Open Doors Can Open Minds

Increasingly, the message to manufacturers looking to keep manufacturing strong for the future is that it’s up to us as an industry to get the message out. There is no help coming from anybody but us.

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Sandvik’s Virtual Hub Offers an E-EMO Experience

In addition to its booth at EMO 2013 in Hannover, Germany, next week, Sandvik Coromant will host a Virtual Hub digital exhibition on Tuesday, September 17, for those unable to attend the show.

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PMPA Makes Sense of Conflict Minerals Guidance for Machine Shops

The PMPA staff has prepared a conflict minerals compliance guide for members based on our analysis and understanding of the SEC’s final rule.

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micromachining

Purpose Built Micromachining Center

In metalworking, it is rare to find new approaches to well-established technologies; usually new developments are major or minor upgrades to known elements. This micromachining center is rewriting the rulebook.

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Swiss-Type Screw Machine Zone

Our Swiss-Type Screw Machine Zone offers a comprehensive collection of Swiss-type products, suppliers, articles, case studies, videos and more.

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