PM Blog

9 Jul 2013

Maximize What We Can Produce With What We Have

Training assures our shops will be sustainable and that all are operating at their highest and best use. Scheduling does that for all the resources in our shops in light of market demand.

Workforce Development 8 Jul 2013

NIMS Offers Workshops for Training

To help with training's ongoing process, NIMS is now offering a Professional Development Series: a collection of workshops designed to improve or maintain excellence in metalworking training.

5 Jul 2013

Off to the Races ... Again

Hurco Companies Inc. has finalized a sponsorship agreement with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) for the balance of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

Metalworking Fluids 3 Jul 2013

Tooling Tips for Exotics

While exotic materials typically provide improved wear characteristics and better service life in the final product, they can present particular challenges during machining.

2 Jul 2013

Setup Reduction Program Offers 8 Positive Results

Setup reduction is the one discipline that every precision machining shop must master.

1 Jul 2013

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.