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CNC Training Making Headway in Florida
We hear the complaint time and time again: There’s a shortage of skilled labor in the United States. So what are we doing about it? One solution that has been getting results in Florida is the 80 to Work Program from Longwood-based Machine Training Solutions (MTS). This intensive virtual reality training program helped Hoerbiger Corp. of America have new employees on its shop floor moving on with the next phase of their training in two weeks.
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Modern Machine Shop Featured on “Making Chips” Podcast
The show’s recent conversation with MMS Editor Peter Zelinski is one of 50 episodes posted by the metalworking podcast in its first year.
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The Force Is Strong with These High School Machinists
High schoolers in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing class learned how to design a part for turning, calculate feeds and speeds, program a CNC lathe, and become Jedi knights.
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#MFGDay15 Illuminates and Bridges the Manufacturing Divide
Gaps in workforce skills and public perception are nothing new to manufacturing. What is Manufacturing Day doing to help, and what happens after outreach?
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New Vincennes University Education Center Unveiled
Take a look inside the new Vincennes University Gene Haas Training and Education Center, which offers CNC courses for veterans and the under-employed.
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Robotic Polishing of Turbine Engine Blades
Testing explores an airfoil finishing alternative to loose-abrasive polishing.
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Three Angle Head Considerations
There’s more to getting started using these accessories than simply loading them into your machine’s spindle.
Read MoreMetal Removal Fluids Support Work with Variety of Materials
Quaker Chemical offers a portfolio of metal removal emulsion technology, comprising the Quakercool 700 and 700 series, intended to serve the metalworking industry’s automotive/heavy equipment manufacturers and components producers that operate with diverse metallurgies.
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Video: HEM Versus Conventional Machining
A short video illustrates the differences between conventional machining with multiple shallow passes versus high-efficiency machining with a tool designed for deeper cuts.
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How to Succeed in a Machining Career
A successful machinist with a medical device company offers advice to young people about how to pursue the same rewarding career he enjoys.
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See Big Millturns Machining in Michigan
The new Autania “Tec Center” in Wixom enables shops to see and test large multitasking machines from Austria-based WFL, as well as grinding and spline-rolling equipment from other Autania AG member companies.
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GBI: Metalworking for November 2015 - 43.2
With a reading of 43.2, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that the industry contracted in November for the eighth month in a row. However, the index was unchanged compared with October and has been virtually flat since August, indicating that the industry may have hit a bottom.
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