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New Website for Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing, the quarterly supplement to both Modern Machine Shop and MoldMaking Technology, now has its own website.
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Watch for Opportunities to Test Tools
I often advocate evaluating new cutting tools, but finding the time and resources to do this testing is not easy.
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What Parts Make Sense for Multitasking?
One of the striking things about Mazak’s new knowledge center on multitasking is how few of the part examples included within it are round.
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Workholding That Works for Jesel
The maker of racing engine components produces parts that have many permutations within each product line. Here is how Jesel sets up work for cost-effective, responsive machining.
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Build Your Own Talent Pipline
Blogger and manufacturing executive Perry Sainati recently posted an exchange with Ray Prendergast, head of manufacturing technology for Richard J. Daley College in Chicago. Asked for his advice to manufacturing employers, Mr. Prendergast said, “Build your own talent pipeline.”
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Work Handling’s Final Step
Machine tool accessories supplier Royal Products manufactures centers, but the company was damaging some of these parts because of its approach to work handling. Learn how the company changed it work handling approach, and was able to run lathes unattended.
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Video: Trochoidal and Cryogenic Blisk Machining
Machine tool supplier Mag-IAS produced this video to illustrate an efficient approach to titanium blisk production.
Read MoreBeyond 500,000
Is there still a direct connection between manufacturing and “manufacturing jobs”? Whatever the answer, manufacturing is still a job creator.
Read MoreLabor Is Local
That’s one issue. Two others are “stretch” and cyclicality. Together they explain why manufacturing wages haven’t caught up with the demand for labor. What happens when they do?
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Florida Governor at Coastal Steel
Florida governor Rick Scott recently held an event to make the case for eliminating sales taxes on manufacturing equipment.
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Video: Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
February 21 is “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.” Various companies and schools throughout the country are holding events, but the idea is a good one on any day of the year.
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The Next Generation Zone
In time for Engineers Week, we have now expanded our site by launching a destination for and about the efforts to inform young people about manufacturing careers. Visit the new Next Generation Zone.
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