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On the Election
Looking for lessons in the November election outcome, here is what I find.
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Vertical Lathe with 5-Meter Table
Vertical turning centers from MAG are scaled up to meet the demands of North American manufacturing.
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Shop Owner’s Tattoo Honors the Machinist Who Taught Him
Brent Beistel says he loves machining and can make a living at it largely because of one person—his dad. A tattoo he just completed honors his father and the work that both men do.
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The Recession in a Photo
Closing the doors on one facility sometimes enables another to grow. In this case, a manufacturing company used a former facility’s service desk as a tool crib.
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The Humble Pull Stud
I’ve said that the toolholder is the least appreciated element in many milling processes, but the pull stud (or retention knob) is perhaps the least appreciated component of the toolholder.
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More Demanding Than Production
The challenges of prototyping have dramatically increased. This company reinvented itself to specialize in the tight-leadtime process development that prototyping now entails.
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Device for Manufacturing Students Made by Manufacturing Students
An online, game-like welding simulator helps students get a hands-on look at a career in welding. The interesting thing about this simulator is that student manufacturers helped make the device.
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Manufacturing Employers Through a Recruiter’s Eyes
Bill Wright, the founder of CAD/CAM Recruiters in Charlotte, North Carolina, says manufacturing employers are frequently more logical about specifying equipment than they are about hiring employees.
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Wisconsin Shop KLH Industries Celebrates 25 Years
Precision machine shop KLH Industries will celebrate 25 years in manufacturing by hosting a live radio broadcast. During the show, the company will hold a job fair.
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Control Maker Certifies Education Institutions
FANUC FA America is now offering a Certified Education CNC Training Program.
Read MoreThe Cost of Doing Business
Developing skilled employees internally is expensive, but not doing so might be more expensive still.
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Consistency Is Key to Titanium
An important part of this shop’s successful approach to titanium machining is a toolpath strategy that keeps the load on the cutter constant. Another important element is the way this shop captures and reapplies what it learns about how effective it can be in this metal.
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