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Cyclic Nucleation System Safely Cleans Complex Parts
LPW Reinigungssysteme GmbH has developed PowerJet, a modular cleaning system that offers the safe, effective cleaning of any part using only water and the cyclic nucleation process (CNp).
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Video Update on Effects of Coronavirus on Manufacturers
This video describes how, during the week of April 6th, more manufacturers experienced changes to standing orders, business practices, lead times, supplier access and materials/parts availability. However, the percent of manufacturers making adjustments to their business, as a result, was generally unchanged.
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12 Working from Home Leadership Tips
As companies focus on social distancing, the PMPA has suggestions for providing good leadership while employees are working at home.
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Effective Associating — Better Together
Where do you go to make sense of the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity that can overwhelm your ability to manage your shop?
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Update on Update
Just before the Covid-19 overtook the country, Precision Machined Products Association was able to hold its annual Update Conference.
Read MoreBetter Together Even When We’re Apart
The first four months Cate Smith spent as PMPA’s Executive Director.
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Precision Index Contracts as Coronavirus Disrupts
Multiple Index Components Report Record Lows
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A Conversation with Joe McChesney, Kyzen Corp.
The global product line manager for solvents at Kyzen has more than 39 years of experience with solvent and aqueous cleaning processes and has served on the EPA/Clean Air Advisory Board.
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Sanitize Machine Controllers Regularly During Coronavirus Outbreak
Keeping your workers safe from the coronavirus makes it extremely important to institute a sanitizing procedure on all touch surfaces of the controller, screen and operating panel. I did some research and here’s what I found.
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IT is the Key to Effective Machine Monitoring
This aerospace manufacturer’s IT team was essential to successfully setting up a machine monitoring program.
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Technical Education Teachers Deserve Recognition
Here’s a tribute to technical education instructors who have dedicated their lives to do the quiet work of preparing students for careers.
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A Fond Farewell Heading into Retirement
My 22 years as an editor in the machine tool industry have flown by, but it’s time to bid farewell to the many friends who have made it such an interesting and unforgettable ride.
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