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Major Tool & Machine Continues Major Upgrades


This Indianapolis shop’s extensive series of machine tool retrofits sheds light on how to best approach these projects.

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ZONE: Inspection

Modular Gaging for Short-Run Production


Gaging systems that consist of reconfigurable modules promise flexibility for high-precision inspection of short-run shaft production.

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The Material Difference


In some cases, thick-walled, seamless tubes make more sense than solid barstock for certain stainless cylindrical parts.

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ZONE: ERP » HMCs

Live-Monitoring Software Maximizes Automation Investment


By implementing its own shop management software, Lynar Corporation was able to increase productivity by 15 percent.

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The Myth of GDP


We might be getting poorer while we imagine we’re getting richer.

Metalworking Business Index

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April MBI: Industry Contracts Slightly


With a reading of 48.5, the MBI showed that the metalworking industry contracted slightly in April after growing in March. Since the noticeable contraction in the second half of 2012, the industry has been virtually flat.

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