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Searching for Skilled Workers? Here’s Part of the Solution
In recent years, manufacturers have found it increasingly difficult to find trained, skilled employees, especially in the metalworking industry.
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Hydraulic or Pneumatic Actuation for Collet Blocks?
Collet-style workholding devices like collet blocks offer a number of benefits, but which actuating method is most appropriate for you?
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An Eye on the Inside
There are myriad applications for RFID technology. This article shows an atypical one—how it’s used to monitor the degree of contamination on a laser cutter lens so an operator doesn’t have to.
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Discover More—And I Did
The time I spent at the Discover More with Mazak Midwest event in Schaumburg, Ill. was designed to help attendees discover new tools and techniques for staying ahead of the manufacturing curve. Here are four good ideas that caught my attention.
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The Case for VTLs
The vertical lathe configuration offers advantages that go beyond large-part machining.
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Finishing Fillets
Consider these finish-machining techniques that can enable you to maximize material removal rates prior to completing accurate, tight-radii fillets.
Read MoreJob Shop ERP: What Should You Look For?
An independent ERP advisor offers seven points to consider when evaluating an ERP system’s functions and features.
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Video: Wisconsin Governor Visits Cardinal Manufacturing
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently toured Cardinal Manufacturing, the Eleva-Strum High School manufacturing program that operates as a commercial manufacturing business.
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New Chicago Headquarters Improve Training, Customer Service
Dealers, end-users, and members of the trade press got their first glimpse of Hyundai Wia’s new headquarters and technical center in Itasca, Ill., Monday, March 17. Twenty active machines were on display and ready for demonstrations at the new facility.
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The Million-Dollar Job
A shop specializing in large parts describes the most expensive single order it ever shipped.
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How to Promote Careers in Precision Manufacturing
Step one: create a great manufacturing training program with good instructors and a well-equipped machining facility. Step two: create a compelling video that sells the program to high school seniors about to choose a career path. The ITAMCO Manufacturing Education Center at Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Indiana has both steps covered.
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The Road to Better Parts
Jenoptik Industrial Metrology is asking U.S.-based manufacturers to bring their quality challenges to its experts as part of its 2014 road show event: The Better Parts Challenge. The company will use its measuring devices and software to help shops make better quality parts and potentially reduce production costs.
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