Articles
The Auto Bailout was the Right Move
Though my gut told me the government shouldn’t bail out the auto industry, self-interest (36 years in machine tools) may have influenced my grudging support.
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Balancing Act
Lathe spindle balancing enables this shop to turn key features of castings rather than performing boring or facing operations on a mill.
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Radio Flyer - Bringing Joy to Kids with the Help of 3D
Remember the bright red Radio Flyer wagon you had as a kid?
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From Job Shop Chaos To Lean Order
Classic lean manufacturing principles are practically taken as gospel, but benefits can be elusive for manufacturers that produce a variety of parts in low volumes. This shop took a different approach to lean—one aided by software that helped identify a more efficient machine layout based patterns in part routings.
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Industrial Production Up 4.6% in September
Consumer durable goods industrial production in September was up 4.6% compared to September 2009.
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Renishaw Practices the Pyramid it Preaches
Shops can get more of these pyramids using Renishaw’s pyramid.
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Props to Center Rock
Pennsylvania’s Center Rock played a key role in the successful extraction of the 33 trapped miners in Chile.
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Party like it’s 1187!
Sometimes the stars align or the planets do weird things, but this year it’s our current month of October that is causing cosmic vibrations.
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