PM Blog

Shop Management Software 31 Jul 2013

Competition and Technology Drive the Pace of Manufacturing

IMTSTV's Penny Brown recently spoke with Steve Fritzinger, from NetApp, about competition and technology driving the manufacturing industry's pace and why companies must adapt to this change if they want to survive.

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30 Jul 2013

Precision Machining Industry in Numbers

We completed our 2013 Business Forecast Report, a compilation of markets served by our industry as measured by percent of supplier dollars, and shipments versus forecast for the past couple of years, a forecast consolidating all respondents’ input on a market by market basis, and a look at markets served by size of shop.

Automation 29 Jul 2013

Quick Change-Over with Gantry Loader

This gantry loader is designed to address common concerns about robots being too complicated, too expensive or requiring too much changeover time.

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29 Jul 2013

Wellness Program Takes Healthy Leap

When companies provide a healthy environment for their employees, it is a win/win for all involved.

26 Jul 2013

Datron Coast to Coast

As another indicator that domestic manufacturing continues to be strong, Datron Dynamics (datron.com) has opened a West Coast technology center in Livermore, Calif.

Measurement 24 Jul 2013

Employee Ownership

When a company has the support of a dedicated group of employees, it’s likely to continue to grow.

Parts Cleaning 23 Jul 2013

Catch Them if You Can: Obsolete Specifications

The time to catch an obsolete specification is during contract review, before there are commitments to material and/or sunk costs of material, production and inspection.

22 Jul 2013

The Importance of Thread Whirling in the Medical Field

After working in this industry for even a short time, you are in tune with all the things around you that have been created on a metalworking machine tool and realize how extensive the list is. Almost everything made in a factory contains at least one part that was manufactured on a machine tool.