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Process Integration Boosts American Manufacturing
After the traditional summer slowdown in machine tool orders, it was encouraging to see the activity in September.
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First Deadline 1 Year Away for Revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
On May 25, OSHA aligned its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) in use in Europe.
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New CNC Multi-Spindle Designed for Form Tools
Advances in technology can be disruptive. However, some advances can provide new possibilities for existing methods and tools leading to leaps forward in efficiency and effectiveness.
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A Look at Precision Machining by PMPA President Ron Bracalente
Another key element of our industry is the knowledge base we have. We’re not new to manufacturing, and we have the know-how behind us, but we are losing that knowledge.
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The Most Important Challenge
I just returned from two and a half days at IMTS, the metalworking industry’s biggest gathering in North America.
Read MoreVote or Shut Up
If all politics is local then what happens on the national/federal level may seem to be removed from our villages, townships, cities and states.
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Micro-Boring Tool Calms ‘Perfect Storm’ for Medical Parts Fabricator
In one of its first commercial applications, an Ingersoll micro-boring tool has brought process stability to a machining application that the user describes as a “perfect storm.”
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Finishing Touch
Tornos is not an everyday name in the surface finishing industry, but the company is well known as a machine tool builder, with some of the best machines in the world coming out of its European headquarters.
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The Manufacturing Mandate: Building a Smartforce
We need to change perceptions about what it means to have a career in manufacturing.
Read MoreNo Substitute for Peer-to-Peer
Modern manufacturing as we know it is a complex blend of many disciplines. Managing a metalworking shop is no longer exclusively about making good parts.
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Capitalizing on Manufacturing’s Vitality
Most sources indicate that manufacturing in the U.S. is on a very strong path right now.
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