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PMPA Training partner PMPA Training Partner Receives ISO Certification The Adult Career Center at Lorain County Joint Vocational School (Lorain, Ohio) recently received Quality ISO 9001: 2001 Site designation. The school has been partnering with the Precision Machined Products Association since 1988, offering the employees of companies within the industry continuing education programs in machining, tool setting and estimating. (See related story on CD training programs on page 18.
Read MoreProgramming Multitasking Machines?
Applying the right tools and technique to CNC part programming will let shops get the most out of their multitasking equipment.
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Cross-Hole Deburring In-Process
One of the most nagging problems that metal-working shops face is dealing with burrs. Of particular challenge is deburring of the intersection of cross-drilled holes.
Read MoreFinishing Those Near-Net-Shape Parts
CNC lathes and machining centers provide the finishing touch for near-net-shape semiconductor housing parts.
Read MoreWinning New Jobs With Online Bidding
The digital revolution is hitting the business of the multiple-spindle automatic machining--in two distinct forms, no less. Twenty-five years after the first wave of digitization in manufacturing (numerical control) its linear descendant, computer numerical control or CNC, is changing the way screw machine shops do business.
Read MoreNeed Greater Machine Uptime? Load More Parts At A Time For Machining
In good times and bad, shops should constantly be on the lookout for ways to get more production from their existing equipment. Workholding methods frequently offer significant opportunities for improvement.
Read MoreNetworking And Information Sharing Are Key Reasons To Belong To PMPA
Networking And Information Sharing Are Key Reasons To Belong To PMPA
Read MoreA Candid Look At Our Industry
The past year has been a turbulent one for the precision machined products industry. Parts producers watched as their market share waned in the face of a down market and an increase of imports from Pacific Rim and European countries. Consolidation continues to be a significant issue for our industry as well.
Read MoreThe Threat From China
Traditional thinking is that the threat from China in precision machined products will come from the juggernaut that is the state-owned and run precision machining shops, but that thinking may be flawed, according to an expert on the country and its economy.
Read MoreMaking More Consistent Bar Stock
Computers not only make for better machine tools, they also make the materials processed on those machine tools better. This supplier has introduced a new series of steels called EM or Enhanced Machinability steels.
Read MoreSaving Time With CAM System That Supports Four-Axis Turning
Command Tooling (Ramsey, Minnesota) thought it was doing more work than was acceptable for the results it was getting and was searching for a way to save time each month. The company manufactures precision CNC toolholders—primarily end mill, collet, and shell mill holders—that are designed and manufactured to deliver the extreme gripping pressure that ensures precise tool centering and rigidity.
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