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Maslow and Metalworking
At the PMPA National Technical Conference this spring, I got a memory jog, compliments of Bill Cox of Cox Manufacturing Company and Mike Petrusch, V.P. of manufacturing.
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Upbeat in Pittsburgh
At the end of April, I had the opportunity to attend the National Technical Conference sponsored by PMPA. My takeaway from this year’s conference, in addition to listening and learning from the presentations, was that business for the attending shops is good.
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Making Hire to Retire Work
This Canadian shop builds its succes around advanced machine tool tecnology, such as turn-mill, and an enlightened approach to employee relations.
Read MoreUnintended Consequences
History is replete with examples of people, governments, empires and other institutions doing seemingly good or at least benign things that end up having far reaching and often devastating consequences.
Read MoreUpbeat in Pittsburgh
At the end of April I had the opportunity to attend the National Technical Conference sponsored by PMPA.
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Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste
Communication between a bar feed and machine tool can save on remnant cost.
Read MoreHow the Mighty Have Fallen
By most accounts, including its own, Toyota is having a bad year.
Read MoreIf Not Now, When?
There is a bandwagon moving through the precision machined parts industry, and it’s moving toward micro-machining.
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Somebody Has to Do It
Simodec, which ran March 2-6 in La Roche-Sur-Foron, France, is where many European builders come to unveil new machines for the precision machined parts market.
Read MoreIMTS Student Summit Helps Ensure the Future
Where will the manufacturing workforce of tomorrow come from?
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Let's Go to the Dogs
As I write this column it’s mid February, and we have around 15 inches of snow on the ground.
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