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Total Cost and the Case for Reshoring
Watch this interview with Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative.
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August MBI Growth Accelerates Slightly
With a reading of 57.0, the MBI showed that the metalworking industry saw a somewhat faster growth rate in August. The two most significant contributors to the slightly stronger growth rate were the production and exports subindices.
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New U.S. “CMO” Speaks at imX
Didn’t know the United States had a Chief Manufacturing Officer? He’s Michael Molnar, a former Cummins manufacturing exec. Appointed to this new post by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in July, he will make his first public address as CMO at imX on September 12.
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Don’t Forget Technology
The challenges facing manufacturing are overstated if we don’t allow for technology’s role in the solution.
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Video: Reshoring Manufacturing
An interview with Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative.
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How to Handle Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, the East Coast will face many issues as it starts down the road to recovery. Here is one resource that manufacturers might find of use.
Read MoreIron Man Comes to Manufacturing
Steady camera technology developed for the entertainment industry is finding its way into manufacturing facilities.
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Laser Sintering and EDM: Complementary Processes?
An EDM machine from GF AgieCharmilles proves effective in separating laser-sintered parts from their base plate.
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Transforming Industrial Robots into Precision Machine Tools
Robots fitted with an adaptive control system get real-time course corrections throughout the machining cycle.
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A Venue to Sell Your Machining Expertise
Shops go to trade shows to look for new technology. They go to purchasing fairs to look for new customers—customers that need the services of a shop with the right technology. The next Contract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair, which will take place in Chicago, September 7-8, 2011, is that kind of the event.
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June Machine Tool Sales Higher Than Last Year
June 2011 saw 39.9 percent more machines sold than in June 2010.
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The Other Two and a Half Men
Here’s how one shop learned to add automation rather than extra employees.
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