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Turning Process Can Cut Cycle Times 50 Percent, or More
When Sandvik Coromant announced that its new PrimeTurning process could cut cycle times in half, some were skeptical.
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HMC Skiving Consolidates Gear Machining
A rigid machine platform and the right CNC promise to reduce stackup error and cycle times for both established gear-making operations and new players.
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Video: Building Your Business Through Benchmarking
Learn how this shop leverages the Top Shops program to build its business, boost company morale and better direct its improvement efforts.
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Digital Resource: Finding and Learning About Cutting Tools
Two features stand out on Seco Tools’ new website: a utility named “Suggest,” which calls up detailed tooling recommendations depending on the application, and a “News and Events” feature that consists of readable discussions of new and basic tooling concepts.
Read MoreRetired Machinists in a Contingency Staffing Role?
Temporary hiring of retired machinists can enable shops to quickly and easily change capacity when business ebbs and flows.
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Lean Manufacturing Begins With Layout, Commitment
Sustainably streamlining production of a varied mix of low-volume work depends not only on a strategy tailored for job shops, but also on human drive and enthusiasm.
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Shrinking Costs: The Tool Life and Cycle Time Advantages of Shrink-Fit Tooling
A Tier-One automotive supplier measures the value of a toolholder change.
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Skills Training Strengthens Shops, Communities
A poverty-fighting nonprofit serves regional manufacturers as both a pipeline of fresh recruits and an incubator of existing talent.
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Case Study: What Is the Cost of Lost Information?
Making sure all employees are using up-to-date information that is communicated effectively between departments helps save companies both time and money.
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Hiring, Training and Supporting the Workforce in School and on the Job
Virginia’s Rolls-Royce Crosspointe plant shares its strategies for attracting, hiring and supporting its workers, while Danville Community College excels with its integrated machining education model.
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Jenoptik Automotive Opens New Michigan Technology Campus
This 100,000-square-foot facility will be devoted to the production and testing of the company’s automated laser-cutting and gaging solutions for the North American automotive industry.
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Video: Additive Manufacturing Is a Logistics Solution
UPS discusses its use of cloud-networked 3D printers to provide part-making near the point of end use.
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