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Top Shops “Hall of Fame” Workpieces
For Modern Machine Shop’s IMTS 2016 booth, our magazine asked former winners of our Top Shops benchmarking survey to machine their company logos for us to display in a sort of “hall of fame” area.
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Precision Hole-Making Experts Come Together
Allied Machine & Engineering Corp, a manufacturer of hole-making and finishing tooling systems, has purchased a majority of the shares of Wohlhaupter GmbH of Frickenhausen, Germany, Wohlhaupter USA and Wohlhaupter India. The company is best known for its innovative boring tools.
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Manufacturing News to Know
A huge Mitsubishi plant is up for auction, DMG MORI grows its direct sales network, a record number of robots are sold in the United States, and other industry news.
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Access the 2016 Top Shops Executive Summary
Read analysis and consider the data gathered in our magazine’s sixth annual Top Shops benchmarking program.
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Gardner Business Index: Metalworking August 2016 – 48.7
Contraction continues to slow as index reaches its second highest level in almost a year and a half.
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The Benefits of a Bigger CMM
The elimination of backlogs, increased throughput, and the ability to quote larger, more complex parts are just a few of the benefits this company has realized by upgrading its inspection technology.
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After Grinding, What’s Left for Gear Hobbing, Shaping and Shaving?
With so many advances being made in gear grinding technology, where does that leave processes such as hobbing, shaping and shaving? This shop explains its machining methodology.
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3 Next-Generation Gear Finishing Processes
Vibratory finishing, centrifugal barrel finishing and turbo-abrasive machining are the three top techniques for finishing gears, improving performance and extending service life.
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Using Benchmarking to Establish a Path to Machine Shop Success
Our Top Shops benchmarking survey aims to cover everything from A to Z in identifying machine shop operational excellence and best practices. The goal is to provide shops with intelligence they can use to more effectively pave a path to success.
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Vertical Machining Cells Challenge Horizontal Dominance
When part volumes are high, and success is measured in pennies and seconds, moving away from horizontal machines requires creative thinking about robotics, cutting tools, workholding and more.
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Equipped for Composites
What machine tool features make sense for composites? A shop machining critical aircraft parts in both metal and composites describes the key features of the machine it bought with an eye toward CFRP.
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How to Use Google Street View to Market Your Shop
Gilman Precision took an unusual approach to showcasing its capabilities.
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