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Inspiration For Your Company’s Web Site
The examples of what you should be doing on your own Web site are sometimes difficult to find.
Read MoreDecipher The Meaning Of ‘Total Cost'
This certainly should not come as a shock to anyone, but machining a part that meets the specifications of a drawing has become commonplace.
Read MoreManagement's Changing Role
PM recently visited E. J. Basler Co., a precision machined parts producer in Schiller Park, Illinois, to congratulate company president Dennis Basler on his election as the current president of Precision Machined Parts Association (PMPA). A tour of his busy shop gave us an opportunity to meet a number of enthusiastic employees whose attitudes conveyed genuine pride in their work and their company. We asked Mr. Basler what was behind the pervasive upbeat attitude evinced by the shop's personnel. His answers offer some useful insights on the changing role of management in metalworking companies.
Read MorePreparing Your Crisis Control Plan
Effective management of risk, commitment to serve the customer and get to a win-win resolution, and a truly competent, empowered team are key to succeeding in crisis situations. But the organizational steps you take before any crisis occurs are the real keys to your company’s crisis control success.
Read MoreDon't Take Grinding For Granted
Until the global economy scenario changes, the immediate future for subcontracting job shops in developed countries may look bleak.
Read MoreA Talk With Index’s President
Recently, I was able to catch up with Olaf Tessarzyk, the busy president and CEO of Index Corporation, at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana.
Read MorePM News: Machine Named A Notable Innovation
Hardinge Inc.'s (Elmira, New York) Quest LMC42 Lean Manufacturing Cell was recognized by Industry Week Magazine as part of its 2004 Technology and Innovation Awards Program as a "notable innovation" for its potential to improve operations.
Read MoreKey U.S. Markets Need Parts
It’s pleasant to have a feeling of hopefulness at last after the dark days of the last few years. The American psyche was severely affected by 9/11, which devastated the financial markets and the economy in general. Not to say there isn’t that lingering sense of hurt, anger and fear. There is. But we are healing in spite of it and moving on.
Read MoreManufacturing Employment Sites
The Web can play a significant role in manufacturing, whether you're an employer or an employee.
Read MoreOnline Training For Shopfloor Personnel
The real problem is, most of us don’t have the experience, resources or acumen to effectively deliver and administrate an effective training program across an enterprise. Have you visited Tooling U lately (www.toolingu.com)? Tooling U (short for Tooling University) was founded a few short years ago and since that time has grown gradually, methodically and quite effectively into several disciplines and topics of training relevant in today’s manufacturing environment.
Read MorePM News: Hardinge Inc.
Hardinge Inc. (Elmira, New York) has a new Web site that is solely dedicated to hard turning technology. It is appropriate for both beginning and experienced machinists who want to learn more.
Read MoreTechnical Member Profile: Tornos Technologies
Tornos Technologies is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Swiss machine tools and automatic lathes. The company had its beginnings in the Swiss watch-making industry, which is known for its emphasis on superior mechanical precision.
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