January 2011 Issue

January

January 2011

The Employee-Owned Advantage
Cover Story

The Employee-Owned Advantage

This Ohio shop is 100-percent employee-owned. Thus, both management and shopfloor employees recognize the importance of optimizing efficiency wherever possible. Thanks to a strong willingness to invest in and embrace new technologies, sales-per-employee has increased by more than 50 percent in the last five years.

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Features

Featured articles from the January 2011 issue of Modern Machine Shop

Machining for Air Quality
Automotive

Machining for Air Quality

Honing experts describe the significance of this machining process for meeting the most recent emissions standards affecting cars, trucks and other vehicles.

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Zayer Sizes Up the Large Machine Market
Oil & Gas

Zayer Sizes Up the Large Machine Market

Republic Lagun Machine Tool Co. is promoting this line of traveling column machines to users in the wind turbine, airframe, oilfield and rail industries.

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Standard Software Addresses Common Machining Challenges

Standard Software Addresses Common Machining Challenges

These low-cost VMCs come standard with a number of software features that enable them to compensate for machining’s inherent physical and thermal challenges.

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Benchmarking Your Machining Business Starts With a Survey

Benchmarking Your Machining Business Starts With a Survey

Our Top Shops benchmarking program offers job shops and captive operations of all sizes a chance to see how they rate against similar machining businesses. But we need professionals like you to fuel it by completing our survey at MMSTopShops.com.

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Let the Tool Path Help the Tool
Milling Tools

Let the Tool Path Help the Tool

A cutting tool supplier works in CAM software to create processes that extend tool life and improve performance.

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