PM Blog

Turning Machines

Making Hire to Retire Work

This Canadian shop builds its succes around advanced machine tool tecnology, such as turn-mill, and an enlightened approach to employee relations.

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Basics

Making Stainless More Machinable

This article gives tips on how to further the enhancement of stainless steel machinability. 

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Workholding

Clamping Thin Wall Aluminum

Because of its properties, thin-wall aluminum can be problematic to hold during a machining operation.

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PMPA SpeakingOfPrecision Blog--Knowledge Retention

Attendees at PMPA’s National Technical Conference learned that the demographic changes in our workforce are having a powerful effect on how the people in our shops find the information they need.

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Member Profile: Vanamatic Company

Vanamatic is an innovative precision machining company that uses cellular manufacturing and lean practices.

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Unintended Consequences

History is replete with examples of people, governments, empires and other institutions doing seemingly good or at least benign things that end up having far reaching and often devastating consequences.

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About the Precision Machining Industry

The precision machining industry created $9,791,795,000 of product shipments that year.

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Turn-Mills

Multitasking Turning Center Enables Value-Added Service

Going the extra mile for customers is something that not all shops take advantage of for one reason or another.

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Parts Cleaning

Tight Specs for Parts Cleaning

Any time a part is machined, the oil or grease from the machining process as well as the chips present from the grinding process need to be removed before further part production takes place.

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Cutting Tools

A Fix for Rigid Tapping Errors

Although it is a well-known fact that no one or nothing is perfect, there is comfort in knowing that there are ways to compensate for some imperfection, especially when dealing with machine tools. Most CNC machine tools now offer rigid tapping capability as a standard feature.

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Cutting Tools

Cutting Tool R&D Proves Productive

Paying attention to small differences in cutting tool technology makes an impact at this New England Swiss shop.

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Workholding

Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste

Communication between a bar feed and machine tool can save on remnant cost.

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