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The Need for Face Time
It’s an established fact that we live in a globalized, Googlized, Facebooked, iPhoned, Web woven world where the capabilities of the internet are transforming how we communicate.
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Take the Highland Road
From programming to setup to production, this Ohio job shop plans everything it does around untended machining. The company has been refining the process for more than a decade and has become very good at it.
Read MoreHow Are You Doing?
One sure way to compare your business with other similar shops is to take the Top Shops benchmarking survey.
Read MoreTis the Season for Some Real Optimism
I came across this blurb in recent newsletter from the PMPA (Precision Machined Products Association) to its membership.
Read MoreA Look at Total Cost Can Change the View
Is the off-shoring of U.S. manufacturing inevitable or can it be reversed?
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Making More Than Parts for Medical
This Ohio shop succeeds in manufacturing for the medical industry by creating value for its customers beyond discrete parts manufacturing. Adding design engineering, test and measurement expertise to its contract machining capability, American-Micro has made itself a highly valued problem solver for its customers.
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High Accuracy From Direct-Drive Rotary Technology
Consider direct-drive, high-accuracy rotary tables when applying fourth-axis machining capability on the shop floor.
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Make Your Shop Like Main Street
I feel safe saying that everyone reading this column has heard of Cheers.
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Cut Cycle Times in Half
Jake Grainger says he always had a mechanical bent, and 38 years ago when he first walked into a screw machine shop he was hooked.
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Portable, Digital Microscope Records High Resolution Images
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. And sometimes having the ability to take and send a high-resolution digital photograph from the shop floor can be worth thousands of dollars in time savings.
Read MoreWhen Time is on Your Side, Use It!
I received a story from thread roller maker, C.J. Winter which talks about how the company used the recession to finally look at some of the easily put off things that needed to be done with the business.
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