PM Blog

Standardized Controls Aid Shop's Apprenticeship Program

Cox Manufacturing’s commitment to standardization, from the parts it makes to its machine controls and apprenticeship program, is an important factor in its growth.

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PMPA Member Tornos Profile

The company particularly benefits from PMPA’s various conferences, including its National Technical Conference.

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A Peek Behind the Scenes at PMPA: A Morning with Miles Free

Thanks to the acoustics in our building, I have the privilege of hearing what Mr. PMPA does during the day.

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VUCA: We Can’t Plan, but We Can Prepare

We can diversify our markets, customers, markets and materials in order to prepare for the day when VUCA and its impacts arrive at our shops.

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Shop Visitor Checklist

Here is a checklist to make sure your visitors and your shop have covered everything regarding hazards, safety, security and rules for proper dress and behavior.

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Meet Production Machining's 2019 Emerging Leaders

Production Machining has discovered a lot of young talent in the industry, and we want to share the stories of 20 of these young leaders with you.

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Cutting Tools

Tool Improves Efficiency for Cutting 4140 Steel

Switching from a cutting tool insert that produced 24 parts per cutting edge to one that produces 40 parts per cutting edge saved a shop time and money. 

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Cutting Tools

Extensive Tooling Offering Supports Precision Shop’s Success

Zahn GmbH relies on Arno-Werkzeuge for helping the company produce high precision parts using Arno’s customized cutting tools and optimizing its enterprise resource planning system (ERP).

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Micromachining Complex Parts on Swiss-Type CNC Lathe

The SwissNano from Tornos is a Swiss-type lathe capable of manufacturing complex micro-parts in a single setup and at a high volume.

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Using Advanced CNC Technology to Overcome Labor Shortages

Many technology innovations in CNC machine tools can ease the burden of the skills gap, including the CNC lathes and multi-spindle machines from INDEX.

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Storytelling is the New Business Currency

Storytelling helps people show the world that their businesses are not like everyone else’s.

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Parts Cleaning

The Cost of Not Cleaning

Too often, failures are attributable to inadequately removed contamination. 

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