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Industry Expansion Still Looking Up
The Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining expanded at a slightly slower rate as compared with April, registering 54.5 for May.
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Porta Creates Flexible Production School
Porta Solutions recently opened the doors to its new Flexible Production School facility in Brescia, Italy. More than 100 guests attended the grand opening event.
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4 Key Criteria for Industrial Drive Specification
With automation shaping the landscape for industrial drive selection, it is vital for machine tool manufacturers to understand defining specification criteria.
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CAM System Helps Company Improve Programs for New Machine
A machine shop’s old CAM system held it back from efficiently using its new three-turret turning center, but upgrading its software has helped it save time and money.
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Trip to Germany Offers Mix of Business and Pleasure
A recent trip to Germany for Index’s Open House 2019 event proved the perfect opportunity to catch up with the company’s latest news and technology while also taking in some nice tourist activities.
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Advertising an Apprenticeship Program
Cox Manufacturing takes unusual steps to recruit new employees into its apprenticeship program.
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United Grinding Symposium 2019
The fourth Grinding Symposium held by the United Grinding Group in Thun, Switzerland from May 8 to 10, 2019 was a great opportunity for customers, experts and company representatives to discuss a diverse range of topics including the advantages of digital solutions for production machine operators, how user interfaces should be designed user to enable ideal machine operation, and what role additive manufacturing can play in machine building.
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Slideshow: Discover More with Mazak Northeast 2019
The event held May 14-16 at Mazak’s technology center in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, included technology, education and networking elements.
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Lean Strategies Drive Automotive Efficiency
A cloud-based lean execution system tying together multiple MES and ERP platforms across this automotive supplier's global operations has led to improvements in production, maintenance and quality.
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U.S. Congressman Visits Precision Parts Supplier to NASA
U.S. Rep. Lou Correa (46th District) toured the 70,000 square-foot campus of Santa Ana (Orange County), California-based manufacturer, R.A. Industries, a manufacturer of complex precision components and assemblies to the oil and gas, aviation, defense and space industries, on May 3.
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Chicago Innovation Days Emphasize Advanced Technology
DMG MORI Chicago Innovation Days highlighted integrated digitization, automation solutions and additive manufacturing while introducing two machines to the U.S. market.
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50 Illinois High School Students Awarded at TMA’s Precision Machining Competition
The 28th annual competition encourages students to pursue high-tech manufacturing careers.
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