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Video: Emerging Leader Britany Dittmer Achieves Goals with Fresh Ideas

Dittmer is described as a hands-on leader who has earned the respect of her Alco Manufacturing team of 200-plus through her drive and dedication.

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Parts Cleaning

Learn from the Industrial Cleaning Experts

Experts in the cleaning field are people like you who work with cleaning technology daily. Learning from colleagues is the optimal way to stay informed of the latest trends and technologies. 

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Basics

Thread Milling Tips for Tricky Aerospace Materials

Compared to tapping, thread milling offers advantages for creating threads in challenging materials such as high-temperature alloys.

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Video: Women Talk Shop, but not Only for Women

A panel discussion with three precision machine shop women presidents highlights their career paths, why they are passionate about manufacturing, how they promote workforce development and much more.

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Lean

Young Leaders Define Their Business Strategies

Production Machining 2021 Emerging Leaders share their approaches for developing skilled labor and ensuring that continuous improvement is top of mind to keep their companies competitive.

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Parts Cleaning

Role of pH in Cleaning Chemicals

Learn about when to use which type of chemical cleaner for an application, and how understanding the pH scale in this situation is beneficial. 

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PMPA

Precision Machining Jobs Account for 7 of the Top 25 High Paying Jobs — No College Degree Required

Those who hire in the precision machining industry have a persuasive point for prospective employees who don’t hold — or want to go into debt to hold — a college degree.

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PMPA

Craftsman Cribsheet No. 99: Iron

Iron is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in front of oxygen, forming much of the Earth's outer and inner core

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Do Your Hiring Strategies Help Foster Company Growth?

Without exception, the greatest factor that determines whether your hiring strategies will foster growth is to adopt a growth mindset.

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Grinding

Double‐Rough Pinch Grinding Cuts Cycle Time in Half

This alternative to customary pinch grinding uses two roughing wheels to decrease cycle times for blank preparation of carbide cutting tools.

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Cutting Tools

Precision Machining Technology Review August 2021: Cutting Tools

Production Machining’s cutting tools showcase includes Horn USA, GWS Tool Group, Greenleaf Corp., Platinum Tooling and more.

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Turn-Mills

For CNC Multitasking Machines, Why Part Along Y?

Newly designed tooling takes advantage of a multitasking machine’s Y-axis motion to more effectively perform parting-off operations compared to conventional X-axis processes.

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