Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

Swiss-Types

Keeping Current with the Medical Machining Market

The medical machining industry being supplied by the precision machined parts industry is changing. This Northeast Ohio shop is working to keep up with the need to serve changing requirements of its medical customers by increasing the shop’s operational capabilities.

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Customized Apprenticeships

The reality of skill levels for today’s potential apprenticeship candidate is hitting home.

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European Correspondent Helps Us Cover Happenings Across the Pond

Showing up is a significant percentage of properly reporting technology. Since her addition to PM, Barbara Schulz has visited several shops, shows, press conferences and OEMs that are germane to our readers because there is a lot of technology being developed in Europe. Having her based in Europe has allowed us to “show up” and cover happenings that we historically could only report on as a third party.

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Find Out How You Compare with Your Peers

The 2018 Top Shops online benchmarking survey is now open, and you’re invited to participate. Participation is easy and fast with your information held in confidence.

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Quick-Change Starts with the Lock Nut

TOMZ is a Connecticut shop that has begun using a new lock nut wrench and is enjoying its benefits on the shop floor where its operators are wearing significantly fewer bandages on their hands.

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Who You Going to Call?

Why the Buyer’s Guide is an important tool for making good purchasing decision. 

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Making Hard Turning Routine

This article looks at many of the methodology requirements needed to help shops make hard turning more of the rule and less of an exception.

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Moving your Shop Out of its Comfort Zone

Many shops are facing changing demands from their customers. In the article, we look at a second-generation, family-owned precision machined parts manufacturer that is making the internal and technological changes necessary to accommodate changes its customers are asking for.

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'Green Light' the Spindles in your Shop

Bringing together manufacturers that have machining capacity available and those that are in need of that capacity is at the core of this online community site. 

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A Look at Current Rotary Transfer Machining

In the article, “Beyond One and Done,” we look at the evolving nature of CNC rotary transfer.

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Skiving is Art and Science

The article “Artistry with Skive Tools” looks at skiving that, while being “settled” technology with more than a century of use, still requires an appreciation of a deft touch by the machinist.

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Data Driven Media

It’s becoming a digital world. Gardner Intelligence is a source for specific data that is related to your business. It’s a company we formed and staffed to channel the enormous amount of available data into a stream that is manageable and populated with information that has been targeted to our reader’s needs.

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