Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief
Drafting New Players For Swiss Precision
Consistent operations play a big part in attaining high productivity. That’s why, as a shop grows (as this Swiss shop has), it should look to add machines—and employees—that complement each other.
Read MoreNews To Use
When considering the content of your site, be sure to think about what news you can provide to your visitors. But make sure it really is news. Put yourself in the visitors’ shoes, and consider what you would want to see on a News page on an industry site you would visit.
Read MoreChange Is Inevitable, So Make The Most Of It
Kurt's father and a friend of his founded the company in 1946, originally as a machinery rebuilding business. The company faced its first major change in 1948, when the U.S. government released from stockpile an overabundance of war machines, and the used machinery market took a dive. The company adjusted, though, and decided to set up a screw machine shop, putting into production the machines they had rebuilt.
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Line Transfers Help Maintain Focus On Core Competencies
There is a profitable alternative available to companies considering abandoning at-risk or unproductive manufacturing lines. Line transfers allow companies to concentrate on the part of the business they do best, leaving the old-style vertically integrated manufacturing model for a leaner process, while keeping jobs on-shore and still remaining competitive.
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Training For Now And The Future
Online learning tools are quickly becoming a standard for many shops looking to maintain a high level of continuing education while keeping expenses at a minimum.
Read MoreLights, Camera, Action
The Web cam has brought interesting opportunities for the average person to broadcast live-action footage throughout the world via the Internet.
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Protecting Capital Equipment
"The Atam," as this shop refers to the device, is designed to perform machine diagnostics and real-time, in-process tool action monitoring. The process analyzer from Atam Systems (New Albany, Ohio) is a relatively simple tool.
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Simulation Fascination
One package that was created for the newer generation of Swiss-type machines and lathes is SylvieXpert, developed in Switzerland and distributed in the United States by JuraTech Engineering (Oxnard, California).
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NC Coding For Encoders
With the right CAM system, this manufacturer of industrial encoders was able to incorporate offline part programming and knowledge-based machining for increased productivity.
Read MoreInvesting In The Future
Capital equipment purchases, quality employees and training each play a significant role in determining the well-being of an organization. Investing in a quality Internet marketing program is no exception when finding ways to help a company grow.
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Addressing Industry Needs
On a recent trip to Tsugami in Japan, I interviewed Mr. Takao Nishijima, chairman of the board and CEO. Following are some of his insights about the future of world and U.S. precision parts manufacturing and how Tsugami plans to use the trends of the industry to fuel its growth.
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Picking Up Speed
Getting there fast is often a sign of success. For this ski and boat enthusiast, it isn’t just the speed of the boat, but the growth of his shop that has heads, and parts, turning.
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