Lori Beckman Executive Editor

Data-Driven Manufacturing 16 Feb 2021

Data Enables Machines to Tell Their Own Stories

These examples reveal how a data collection system has minimized machine tool downtime and costs while simultaneously offering valuable insights into a shop’s processes.

Parts Cleaning 5 May 2020

Part Cleanliness is Second Nature

While the general public has ramped up its concern about cleanliness, I can’t help but think about shops that have parts cleaning operations that are always concerned about cleaning.

Parts Cleaning 20 Apr 2020

Cyclic Nucleation System Safely Cleans Complex Parts

LPW Reinigungssysteme GmbH has developed PowerJet, a modular cleaning system that offers the safe, effective cleaning of any part using only water and the cyclic nucleation process (CNp).

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Parts Cleaning 10 Apr 2020

Hubbard-Hall Promotes Two Employees

Hubbard-Hall Inc. has promoted Jeffrey Davis to senior vice president of business development and distribution, as well as Carter Burningham to the newly created position of director of supply chain.

Parts Cleaning 9 Apr 2020

CTG Hires New Regional Sales Manager

Rich Ruff has joined Cleaning Technologies Group, LLC as a Ransohoff regional sales manager.

19 Mar 2020

Data Risks Involved with Employees Working from Home

Companies that send employees home with proper safeguards face challenges, but those relying on uncontrolled employee-owned phones and computers to get work done “are sitting ducks.”

12 Mar 2020

Coronavirus Survey Results Show Impacts of Global Supply Chains

Institute for Supply Management study reveals COVID-19’s supply chain effects.

Lean 11 Feb 2021

Video: Adopting Continuous Improvement as Company Culture

Continuous improvement is an ongoing investment into identifying opportunities for boosting efficiency and reducing waste. This article shares advice from machine shop managers to other machine shop managers about continuous improvement plans that have worked for their companies and the benefits they are enjoying as the fruits of their labor.

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