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Industrial Production Grows for 17th Consecutive Month
Consumer durable goods industrial production in May was up 4.7 percent compared to May 2010.
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Lighted Workstop Verifies Part Location
Electrifying the work allows a light to indicate whether the setup is correct. The simple solution turned into a standard product for this shop.
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Morris on Morris
Brad Morris is assuming a leadership role at Morris Group, Inc., which got its start as The Robert E. Morris Company exactly 70 years ago. At last week’s event celebrating the anniversary, Brad spoke about the company and how he intends to continue building its future as one of the country’s leading machine-tool distributorships.
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Trolls Beware!
In most cases, the editors of our magazines spend their time writing about metalworking. However, thanks to Sandvik, some of our editors got a chance to wield a hammer and actually work metal.
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Addressing the Skills Shortage
A popular technical education conference and the president’s recent announcement of a new manufacturing training credentialing system provide reason for optimism amid the ongoing shortage of skilled workers.
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Mazak “Re-Ups” in the Southwest
The machine tool builder, located in Houston for 30 years, has opened a new, larger Southwest Technology Center to reaffirm its commitment to that area’s machining businesses.
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Machine Tool Sales Remain Strong
While the growth rate in machine tool sales may not have peaked yet, the leading indicator is showing that the growth rate of machine tool sales should peak this summer.
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How About Just a Little Lights-Out?
Running 24/7 might not be necessary for your shop. But what if you added a couple extra unmanned hours?
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Can You Weld Aluminum Foil?
Although we primarily focus on the chip-making operations shops perform, this welding “parlor trick” on Miller Electric’s website is worth a look-see.
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Minimizing Turnaround Times for Big Parts
The key to success (and the primary challenge) for any job shop is minimizing turnaround time for non-repeating work. This Indiana shop shares some of its strategies for reducing lead times for the various large-scale jobs it encounters.
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Checklist for the Serious Startup Shop
Are you starting a CNC job shop? Go over this equipment checklist before you begin.
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VTL Delivers Powerful, Heavy Cuts
In addition to high horsepower and torque for heavy cuts in difficult-to-machine materials, the Powerturn 2500 C-M vertical turning lathe offers a large-capacity ATC, thermal stability and observation cameras mounted within the work zone.
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