Videos
Faster Centerline Setups for Anti-Vibration Boring Bars
A serrated, magnetic device has been developed to speed centerline adjustment for Iscar’s Whisperline vibration-damping boring bars.
WatchCreate a Virtual Tour of Your Shop
Open houses and tours are techniques leading CNC machine shops use to market their operations to prospective new customers and new hires. It’s also possible to do this digitally like Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions has, which is helpful in these strange days of social distancing.
WatchPrecision Machining Technology Moving Shops Forward
New equipment and software continue to be developed to support the needs of production machine shops like yours. Here’s a sample of technology now on the market that can help you grow your operation and become more efficient.
Watch3D Printing Creates a Window of Automation Opportunity
For this Omaha shop, periodic part inspection required an automated turning cell to pause production. Printing a plastic parts collection chute for delivery outside the cell solved this problem, and it turns out the shop has found 3D printing to be valuable in many other ways.
WatchVideo: Daily Challenges Emerging Leaders Face
In this video, Senior Editor Lori Beckman asks Production Machining’s 2020 Emerging Leaders what difficulties they deal with regularly.
WatchAdvice for the Next Generation of Manufacturing Talent
Calling all young people interested in manufacturing: Here’s free advice from some of Production Machining’s 2020 Emerging Leaders!
WatchManufacturing Attracts Young Leaders in Different Ways
Many of Production Machining’s 2020 Emerging Leaders talk about why they chose manufacturing for a career path in this video.
WatchLeaders Who are Goal Oriented
This video features some of Production Machining’s 2020 Emerging Leaders answering the question, “What are your goals within your company?”
Watch10 Smart Steps to Take Toward Recovery
With many manufacturers facing challenges in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, these 10 steps can help position manufacturers to find success.
WatchLet’s Talk About Less Machining Chatter
For some turning work, unwanted harmonics can cause chatter and poor surface finishes. A new CNC software capability can automatically compensate for this.
WatchCyclic 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).
WatchVideo Update on Effects of Coronavirus on Manufacturers
This video describes how, during the week of April 6th, more manufacturers experienced changes to standing orders, business practices, lead times, supplier access and materials/parts availability. However, the percent of manufacturers making adjustments to their business, as a result, was generally unchanged.
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