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Eli Plaskett Senior Associate Editor
Eli Plaskett joined the Modern Machine Shop team in the fall of 2017. He is a native of Youngstown, Ohio and graduated from Ohio University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and English. After college, he wrote freelance and traveled the country before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio.
He is currently Senior Associate Editor at Modern Machine Shop and Content Writer and Designer at Gardner Business Media, the magazine’s parent company. He writes and edits blog posts and feature-length stories for the magazine as well as for its sister publications.
His articles include: Building Capacity Through Automation, Putting People First: a Profitable Strategy, and A Job Shop Approach to Automation.
4 Tips for Staying Profitable in the Face of Change
After more than 40 years in business, this shop has learned how to adapt to stay profitable.
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Abrasives Supplier Provides Automation Consultation
Recognizing the demand for automation solutions in grinding and finishing applications, this abrasives manufacturer is providing free consulting services to help shops develop automated processes.
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Hybrid Control Makes Lights-Out EDM More Accessible
This CNC enables EDMs to switch between G-code and an integrated CAM system to adapt to changing conditions and make lights-out manufacturing more attainable.
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Medical Shop Performs Lights-Out Production in Five-Axes
Moving to five-axis machining enabled this shop to dramatically reduce setup time and increase lights-out capacity, but success relied on the right combination of workholding and automation.
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High-Feed Machining Dominates Cutting Tool Event
At its New Product Rollout, Ingersoll showcased a number of options for high-feed machining, demonstrating the strategy’s growing footprint in the industry.
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3 Lessons Job Shops Can Learn From Laser Cutters
This laser-cutting “job shop” designs its processes to make high-mix, low volume work profitable.
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Which Approach to Automation Fits Your CNC Machine Tool?
Choosing the right automation to pair with a CNC machine tool cell means weighing various factors, as this fabrication business has learned well.
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CNC Machine Shop Honored for Automation, Machine Monitoring
From cobots to machine monitoring, this Top Shop honoree shows that machining technology is about more than the machine tool.
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Open House Showcases Five-Axis Capabilities, Digital Tools
Five-axis machining technology was the highlight of the Hwacheon open house in Lincolnshire, Illinois this August.
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Joint Ribbon Cutting at Fagor, Danobat Showrooms
Danobat and Fagor co-hosted an inaugural event for their co-located facilities in the Chicago area.
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5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop
Aerospace machining is a demanding and competitive sector of manufacturing, but this shop demonstrates five ways to find aerospace success.
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Digital Solutions Dominate TIMTOS
At TIMTOS, many OEMs highlighted solutions designed to overcome challenges that may sound familiar to U.S. manufacturers.
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