PM Blog

1 Jul 2013

Timely Win for Manufacturer

When Carl Reiser, the fabrication and maintenance supervisor at Highlight Industries (Wyoming, Mich.), discovered that he won a Hurco TM6 lathe at IMTS 2012 for his company, he was surprised; not only was it his first time to win anything, but he was one of more than 1,400 owners or employees of manufacturing companies who entered the sweepstakes.

27 Jun 2013

Measuring 50 Years

Marposs Corp., a supplier of precision metrology equipment, commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding in North America earlier this spring.

Parts Cleaning 26 Jun 2013

The Fascination with Passivation

Please allow me to involve you in a little experiment while we share some good technical information. Passivation is an important step in maximizing corrosion resistance of stainless steel parts.

25 Jun 2013

More Thoughts on the Skilled Worker Shortage

Thoughts on Why We Face the Skilled Worker Shortage

24 Jun 2013

Are Libraries Reinventing Themselves?

Is the role of libraries in a traditional sense (a place to find literature or reference materials) slowly changing?

Cutting Tools 19 Jun 2013

Cryogenic Treatment Effective, Yet Mysterious

Although it’s not scientifically proven, the process is effective and relatively simple.

Basics 25 Oct 2019

Tips for Improved Holemaking

A few drill types dominate holemaking, a machining process made up of sub-areas that are evolving along with changing drill capabilities.

Single & Multi-Spindles 19 Jun 2013

Making Small Parts

It still amazes me how small some of the parts can be in our industry. Although it looks like it might be just a chip, this medical component has an 8-thousandths hole through it with four mills along the sides.

18 Jun 2013

Why Tolerance is Minus on Bars for Machining

Bars are held to the minus side of each nominal dimension to ensure that they can pass through the nominal size hole, whether it be a bushing, pulley, gear, collet, support bearing or any similar application.