Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

Getting Together

In the July issue of PM, I asked PartMaker president and longtime friend, Hanan Fishman, to give his take on the new relationship.

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Grinding Symposium Proves Successful

For the third time, the United Grinding Group held its symposium on the international grinding machine industry from May 21-23 at company headquarters in Thun, Switzerland.

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Why Don't We?

To maintain our manufacturing base and remain globally competitive, it’s up to us in the industry to make it happen.

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Making it in America

For years, I’ve used the maxim “Showing up is 80 percent of the job.” Recently, I was able to “show up” at the workholding manufacturer Hainbuch’s headquarters in Marbach, Germany.

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New Digs for Methods

  Methods Machine Tools Inc. will be holding a grand opening at its new, expanded Technology Center in Anaheim, California, on June 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. Manufacturing professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend.  The new 11,40-square-foot Methods facility supports operations in Southern California and is located at 1980 West Corporate Way.

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Strolling Through the Schwaben

Last month, I was invited to visit Heller in Germany.

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It’s Hard to Beat in Person

Recently I had the chance to visit several companies and shops in Germany, one being Zoller.

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Basics

5 Process Security Tips for Parting Off

Here are five rules of thumb from Scott Lewis, a product and application specialist at Sandvik Coromant, to optimize the parting off process, and as a result, maximize tool and insert life. 

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Push You, Pull Me

How a metalworking shop researches, finds and selects what and from whom it procures the goods and services to help keep it running efficiently and competitively is a much simpler and faster task today.

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Kennametal Extrude Hone Consolidating in Germany

After a year of planning and construction, Kennametal Inc. has completed the relocation of Kennametal Extrude Hone GmbH to its new, purpose built location in Holzgunz, Germany.

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A Gateway to Products, Services and Best Practices

The PM home page is a gateway to products, services and best practices from 14 years of targeted publishing aimed at informing the precision machined parts industry. It’s organized into zones, which make searching for specific topics efficient.

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Grinding

Studer Awarded the Gold Metal

At the recently completed Mach show in Birmingham, England, Fritz Studer AG won in the best grinding/finishing equipment category for its new S11 cylindrical grinder.

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