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Soaring Together at the MFG Meeting
Overall, the mood at the recent Manufacturing for Growth (MFG) meeting was buoyant; worries about health care costs, the federal budget and the skills shortage are creating significant headwinds for economic recovery. Compelling advice on maintaining a winning attitude from a former jet fighter pilot ended the meeting on a lofty tone.
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Taking (Healthcare) Matters into your own Hands
Ever considered your own on-site health care facility?
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An (Un)common Approach
Although differentiation is key to competitiveness, successful manufacturers seem to have a lot in common. Some of these shared principles were on full display during a recent tour of Studer’s plant in Switzerland.
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Big Machining for Big Machinery
A significant investment in machining equipment, including an advanced five-axis, 6-meter profile grinding machine, is enabling this Southwestern shop to be more competitive at producing large-scale gears, shafts and other mining components.
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Taking the Long View on Short Runs
Certain jobs require a processing strategy that strikes a balance between the needs of high-volume production and low-quantity toolroom work. Reorganizing material flows and investing in machining centers designed specifically for small lots helped this manufacturer find that middle ground.
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Compact Rotary Table Features Large Through-Hole
This rotary table was developed to deliver the requisite through-hole diameter in a more compact overall size.
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Fitting 549 Tools in 8.6 Square Meters
The machining of complex workpieces often requires the use of a number of cutting tools.
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American Factories Continue to Gain in New Machine Tools
The latest world survey shows consumption keeps growing as recovery from 2008 to 2010 slump levels off.
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Automation without Enclosures
A new line of robot arms can safely function alongside personnel with no safety guarding in many cases.
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NC Simulation Becomes Basis for Manufacturing Intelligence
NCSIMUL Machine 9 NC simulation module, which is designed to be the cornerstone of SPRING Technologies’ “NC Experience” strategy, integrates the creation of cutting tool libraries, optimization of cutting conditions, and simulation and optimization of toolpath programs.
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Is It Enough?
Are you sufficiently investing in continuous training of seasoned employees?
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Kennametal Recognized For Ethical Corporate Culture
Cutting tool manufacturer Kennametal has been named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by The Ethisphere Institute. A look at the factors on which this award is based shows that ethics is more than adhering to a strict code of ethics in a corporate handbook.
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