Articles
Of Schadenfreude and Firgun
Improving your employees’ self-esteem can minimize the effects of schadenfreude and possibly promote firgun. This clear as mud?
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November MBI at 50.3 – Two Months of Growth
With a reading of 50.3, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that the metalworking industry expanded for the second month in a row—the first time the industry has grown for two consecutive months since summer 2012.
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Why Not Start With Waterjet?
In titanium, significant savings and process efficiency can result from the simple fact that abrasive waterjet cutting leaves the remaining stock intact.
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Expanded Possibilities for Cryogenic Machining
The technology for liquid nitrogen cooling is now available for machining applications in various industries on any brand of machine tool.
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Human Capital
This shop’s attention to process improvement led it to recognize and appreciate the largest source of unrealized potential in the company: the employees. Now, employee improvement is a priority in the plant manager’s role, and training has become a systemized part of the process.
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A Robot Designed to Teach Humans
A mobile robotic welding system from Esab enables on-site training in welding and robot programming.
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CNC Grinding with Less Labor
As difficult as it is to find skilled machining personnel in general, finding skilled grinding personnel is more difficult still.
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Another School “Real Shop” Example
Learn about a manufacturing education program that functions as a student-run machining business.
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MMS Visits Workshops for Warriors
While helping veterans, Workshops for Warriors is simultaneously helping manufacturers with challenge of finding qualified personnel.
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CNC Programming in the Cloud
Autodesk CAM 360 is intended to help product designers and engineers integrate manufacturing processes into unified, collaborative workflow. Cloud-based computing, a key feature of CAM 360, powers toolpath generation, program simulation and postprocessing with “anywhere, anytime” connectivity.
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Faster Setup for Centerless Grinders
The new series of Jupiter centerless cylindrical grinding machines from Erwin Junker Machinery (Elgin, Illinois) addresses the limitations to applying this process to small- to medium-sized batches.
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Quickly Give Live Tools Coolant-Through Capability
This retrofit system enables users to quickly and easily add through-tool coolant delivery on their live tooling.
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