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Save Money, Improve Your Cleaning Process
Cleaning is a critical part of manufacturing. To maintain competitiveness, if you’re in charge of a cleaning process change, using a Cleaning Process Change Management System is essential, particularly in an era of economic challenges and vigorous international competition.
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Engineering Center For Medical Customers
PM interviews Steve Lesnewich, from Doosan Infracore, about the company's new Medical Engineering Center.
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Tool Grinding Capability Key To Medical Success
Making toold for surgeons is critical to the succesful use of orthedic implants. This Indiana shop succeeds because of its dedication to quality and application of the right machine tools for the job.
Read MoreBe Greedy In This Economy
Don't let the tough economy get you down. Take advantage of it, instead.
Read MoreThe One Item You Underestimated In This Year's Budget
It’s the New Year. Hooray! In with the new, out with the old. Change.
Read MoreA New Year's Resolution
Like millions of Americans, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking or spend more time with family. Have you made any resolutions as we enter 2009 to improve the health of your business?Do you have all the answers to the problems that face your business on a daily basis?PMPA’s mission to "lead progressive members toward global competitiveness and sustainable success. " includes helping your company.
Read MoreCreate A Road Map For 2009 At PMPAs
As we know all too well, 2008 was one of the most challenging years in recent memory, not only professionally, but also personally. Creating a road map to help our companies successfully navigate the challenges before us—as well as those that lie ahead—is the goal of Management Update 2009. With GPS-like precision, the Management Update Committee has selected speakers from a talented pool of professionals to help us address the most important areas of concern for any business leader.
Read MoreFamily Firms--Not To Be Ignored
When I grew up—way back in the mid-20th century—everyone aspired to have a job with a major national publicly traded company. If you could land a job with one of the big boys, you had a guaranteed job for life. General Motors.
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Material Impacts On The Precision Machining Industry - December 2008
The prices of all of the raw materials that we track are well below last year’s levels, and volatile. Producers are in a race all over the world to idle capacity to prevent excessive supply from further damaging their margins.
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Pigging Out: High Feed Machining Techniques For Small Cutters
Small machining applications—those relying upon tool diameters smaller than 2. 0 mm—are continuing to grow based upon both consumer demand and developing machining technology. It’s apparent that the trend to produce ever-tinier electronic goods will continue (smaller cell phones, minute keyboards, plastic ear buds, and so on); all require small and precise mold insert creation.
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In-House CMM: An Efficient Choice
MAPCO Precision Machining, a Canton, Mich.-based CNC parts manufacturing business, agrees that having its own CMM capability is an essential part of contract manufacturing today.
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