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Aerospace

A New Business Model for Contract Manufacturing

In this new book, Brad Hart, CEO of Roberts Tool Company, describes how a manufacturer of aerospace components can meet the customer’s price and achieve healthy profits by building effective processes for the right kind of work. Read my review of this book here.

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Too Short for Swiss? Try This

The Quicktech TT-42 from Absolute Machine Tools is designed to provide the benefits of Swiss-type machining for parts that don’t require a guide bushing.

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A Different Type of Shrink-Fit Machine for Micro Work

Horizontal orientation is a distinguishing design element of this compact new shrink-fit machine.

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Video: Time-Saving Workholding

Two Erowa workholding devices can help mold shops save time and work more efficiently.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Toth Technologies

Because this multi-niche shop does more than precision machining, management refers to it as a “Manufacturing Technology Center,” not a “shop.”

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MBI Grows for 35 Months

With a reading of 51.2, the June Metalworking Business Index showed that the metalworking industry has grown for almost three years.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: McCoy

The two prime reasons for this smallish company’s success are establishing an effective process and having a lean manufacturing mindset.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Hoyt USA

Lean manufacturing has enabled this company to become more efficient at producing its advanced bows.

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Automation

Rise of the Machines

A Spanish research organization is making progress in efforts to enable robots to safely work side-by-side with humans.

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Mazak Expands Midwest Technology Center

Learn about the machine tool builder’s expanded facility in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Kellenberger Opens New Facility for Large Part Machining

New building facilitates complete machining of large workpieces such as the bases for the company’s grinders, which are some of the most precise in the world. The design and layout of the facility are a model for large part machining.

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Tour of Kellenberger's Large Part Machining Center

Tour of Kellenberger's Large Part Machining Center

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