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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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VIDEO: The Benefits of Predictive Maintenance
Knowing when and how things will break and implementing predictive maintenance based on this knowledge allows significant savings on overall maintenance costs and downtime.
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PMPA Member JC Gibbons Manufacturing Finds Success in Diversification and Exceptional Customer Service
“By working with the customer in mind, it really creates some good, long-term relationships,” Mr. Gibbons says. “We really make an effort to connect with and have all the answers for our customers, even if it’s for a job we can’t do.”
Read MoreCraftsman's Cribsheet No. 77: Top OSHA Violations for 2019
Here is a list of the 10 most common violations in our shops this year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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