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Wireless Inspection System Improves Machine Shop's Measurement Efficiency
After implementing a wireless measurement data communication system for its inspection equipment, this machine shop overcame its inefficiencies in its quality department including backlog, accuracy and consistency.
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Swiss Machining Demo Shows Off Carbide Cutting Tool Lines
Pilot Precision, Palbit’s exclusive U.S. distributor, showcases Palbit’s cutting tools as well as its own broaching and drilling products.
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Swiss-Type Lathe Runs 2-Inch Parts Complete
This Swiss-type multitasking machine does all the crosswork and endwork milling, drilling and tapping complete, and even engraving and deburring, on one machine.
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AI Software Predicts Machine Tool Drive System Failures
Predictive failure analysis software detects problems before they occur by connecting to a machine tool’s servomotor or spindle motor to perform condition monitoring.
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Do Your Team Members Know Your Parts?
When team members understand how the components they produce fit into the end product, it can make the team feel more invested in what they’re doing.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 109: PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcasts — Engineering and Material Resources
The Precision Machined Products Association offers a variety of resources to its members.
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5 Lessons Learned from the Supply Chain Crisis
With so much upheaval impacting manufacturers in every sector, industry leaders are learning how to find a solution to avoid supply chain problems in the future.
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3D Printing Creates a Window of Automation Opportunity
For this Omaha shop, periodic part inspection required an automated turning cell to pause production. Printing a plastic parts collection chute for delivery outside the cell solved this problem, and it turns out the shop has found 3D printing to be valuable in many other ways.
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Precision Machining Technology Review August 2022: IMTS Automation & Robots Preview
Production Machining’s IMTS Automation & Robots preview showcase includes Edge Technologies, Absolute Machine Tools/Productive Robots, LNS North America, FANUC America, Universal Robots and Lang Technovation.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining July 2022
In July, Precision Machining saw a bit smaller GBI drop than was seen in June.
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Useful Emotionally Intelligent Phrases
It is not always easy to communicate your message in a way that your employee is willing to hear it. Emotionally Intelligent (EI) managers have to be able to translate.
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Production Machining’s August 2022 News Highlights
Production Machining’s August 2022 news highlights include new technical support, rebuilding services and methodology as well as acquisitions, name changes, partnerships and more.
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