MMS Blog
Milling with Air
... not to mention grinding with air. Thanks to high speed spindles powered by shop air, this job shop expands the work its VMCs can do.
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May MBI at 61.3 – Strong Growth Continues
With a reading of 61.3, the MBI showed that expansion in the metalworking industry has picked up steam throughout 2010.
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What Does the Health Care Law Mean for Manufacturers?
Nobody is 100-percent sure, but it sure “feels” like it might be costly, especially to manufacturing companies that have 50 or more employees.
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LinkedIn for Metalworking
I like LinkedIn—the social networking site aimed at business people.
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Just-in-Time: Just a Little Too Far?
For many machining facilities, business has picked up suddenly and dramatically—and that’s OK!
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Likelihood of Buying Capital Equipment Grows
The latest “30-second survey” conducted by Modern Machine Shop shows that 20 percent of respondents say they are very likely to buy capital equipment in the next 12 months.
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Upbeat in Pittsburgh
Vendors and potential customers discuss the latest products in the precision-machined parts industry during the Technical Member Exhibits.
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Has Lean Become Too Extreme?
Surges in demand reveal a weakness of just-in-time supply chains.
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The Right Fit Is In The Fixtures
Custom engineered workholding fixtures are key to the effectiveness of an unusual Automated Production System (APS) recently installed at Kurt Manufacturing. It helps that one of this company’s specialties is custom engineered workholding fixtures.
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Improving Machine Tool Accuracy with Volumetric Compensation
The Etalon LaserTRACER from Optical Gaging Products, Inc. is designed to make it simpler and faster to measure and compensate for changes in accuracy throughout a machine’s volume.
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How Proactive is KitchenAid about Machine Maintenance?
Learn about KitchenAid’s approach to OEE in June’s cover story.
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Outsource Regionally Instead of Nationally
The logic of “offshoring” often makes more sense when there is no shore involved. Considerable savings can result from sending work to different regions of the USA.
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