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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.
Read MoreUnintended 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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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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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.
Read MoreA 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 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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Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste
Communication between a bar feed and machine tool can save on remnant cost.
Read MoreHow the Mighty Have Fallen
By most accounts, including its own, Toyota is having a bad year.
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Our Year in the Gym
The worst memories of my adolescence were of nearly failing gym class.
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