Tom Beard Former Executive VP

Tom has worn many hats at Gardner over the years, having, at various times in a long career, run our content, creative and web departments and served as Editor in Chief of Modern Machine Shop magazine. Tom now combines all those skills in his leadership of Gardner’s Custom Content team, telling customer stories with truth and authenticity in optimized multimedia platforms. 

Introducing The New ProductionMachining.com

This article introduces the new Production Machining Web site that is much better organized to serve your metalworking needs. PM’s new site structure is specifically designed to better serve these tasks through more ready access to relevant information, better search and, in particular, much better connectivity to related content throughout the site.

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Why The Web Matters To Business People

As one who has a keen interest in what PM publisher Gardner Publications does on the Internet, you might think I’m a raging fan of all things Web. I’m not.

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Learning Online

Internet-based training provides a new tool for metalworking managers looking to build the technical knowledge of their employees.

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