View From My Shop

Making Good Decisions for Your Machine Shop

Reflecting on past decisions will help you learn to make better ones in the future.

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Automation

Machining, Disruption and the Years Ahead

Three major technological advancements have changed modern manufacturing. Pay attention or get left behind.

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Basics

4 Workday Distractions and How to Beat Them

Not all business is productive work.

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A Place in Manufacturing Should Be Earned, Not Given

How do your children fit into your succession plan?

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Look at Your Shop’s Progress Over the Long Term

The here and now is not always a good indicator of where you stand as a company and the positive changes you are making.

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Can We Work Together to Address the Skills Gap?

Governments, educational institutions and businesses must work together toward a common goal to change the manufacturing industry.

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Solving the Education Gap

One way that shops can address the skills gap and the looming labor dilemma is to start making their own talent.

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Machine Shop for Sale

Reflections on the why, the how and the final outcome of selling my machine shop.

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Defining Practice

Are you working on a hobby or are you training? Both involve practice.

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Attributes of Manufacturing Leaders, Not Just Managers

A machine shop owner shares six attributes that good shop leaders have.

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