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Learn About Lean Machining Here
Production Machining launches a new online zone dedicated to Lean Manufacturing in the machine shop.
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Material Impacts on the Precision Machining Industry - June 2009
An abnormal state in which the normal flow is slowed or stopped is called "stasis." With the exception of copper and brass (up ~ 40 percent since January 2009) stasis is a good descriptor of raw materials pricing trends these days. Demand for final products, not availability of raw materials, is the primary determinant of raw material prices. It doesn't matter how much iron ore you have in your mine, if no one is buying cars, that ore is just rocks in the ground. Several 'Green Shoots' are identified as indicating a possible bottom for manufacturing.
Read MoreKeep Your Web Site Strong
Regardless of the current economic conditions and your general business activity, your Web site can and should remain a positive source for leads and brand recognition.
Read MoreUse Us as a Resource
More and more shops are looking to do more for the precious customers they have, and this sometimes involves moving the business out of its comfort zone.
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Bar Feeders Provide New Paths to Productivity
The lastest advances in bar feeding can help you prepare for the coming manufacturing resurgence.
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Steering Your Business Through a Slowdown
Whether or not your business is experiencing slowing sales and narrowing margins, now may be a good time to take a comprehensive look at your current strategies and business practices.
Read MoreThe Value of Lean
Last month, I wrote of the value of manufacturing and business communities taking active roles in supporting the shops and plants that make up their local ecosystems. I gave examples of how some communities and groups have been successful at helping their communities thrive through those efforts.
Read MoreThe Art of Management
One of the best lessons learned from my MBA experience was that there are three value disciplines that a company can embody. It is very rare that any company can master more than one.
Read MoreVision--Strategy--Success: Be Part of Your Industry's Annual Meeting
The Precision Machined Products Association Annual Meeting is our industry’s most influential, strategically oriented event. From October 24 to 28, at The Westin Savannah, in Savannah, Ga.
Read MoreMember Profile: EMC Precision Machining
EMC Precision Machining, manufacturers of precision machined products and assemblies, has a long history with PMPA, but has an even longer history of being a family-run business dedicated to its employees, customers and community. Brad Ohlemacher, the current president of EMC Precision Machining, is the fourth generation of Ohlemachers to work for the company.
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New Cleaning Equipment Yields Improved Process
Although a forced change in a shop’s process may at first be unwelcomed, the change often yields better results than the process it took the place of by increasing efficiency and lowering costs.
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A One Stop Shop
Combining flexible manufacturing with volume production capability helps this shop cover all the bases.
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