MMS Blog

15 Jun 2003

Keeping Controls Cool

Another summer is upon us, and as shop floors heat up on particularly hot afternoons, some controls may overheat and shut down production machines.

Oil & Gas 15 Jun 2003

Heavy-Duty Hole Making

A modular drilling and boring system has changed this oilfield product manufacturer's holemaking operations.

15 Jun 2003

Hardinge Resumes Production of Bridgeport Milling Machine

Hardinge’s rapid re-introduction of the Bridgeport milling machine may well become a textbook case history of how the principles of lean manufacturing can be applied. It is also a striking example of effective project management.

Workforce Development 15 Jun 2003

Fit The Strategy, Not The Job

This shop faced two big challenges—keeping an important job from going overseas and positioning itself for future growth. Simultaneous five-axis machining helped the shop meet both challenges simultaneously.

Aerospace 15 May 2003

Securing A New Process

A Minnesota manufacturer of precision parts boosts productivity by expanding its workholding capacity.

Turn/Mill 15 May 2003

Prototyping Productivity

A manufacturer of hermetic compressors proves out a new strategy based on multi-process machining.

Holemaking 15 May 2003

Drilling Dry With A Heat Pipe

It's widely known that hole making is, by a significant margin, the most frequently performed process among metalworking operations. It's also among the most difficult operations to control from a thermal perspective.

Aerospace 15 May 2003

The Measure Of Success

For this small job shop, measuring and controlling everything are the keys to lean—very lean—manufacturing. Yet its management style is surprisingly open and trusting.

1 May 2003

Wireless Technology Enhances Data Collection

Wireless devices allow shop personnel to communicate with the Internet and other computer networks without being physically attached by cables. This freedom makes shopfloor data collection more efficient.

1 May 2003

Optimize Your Web Site-For Manufacturing

Optimization is a term commonly used to describe modifications and maintenance that result in improved performance or higher search engine ranking. Similarly, there are unique features that manufacturing-based Web sites can focus on to optimize their marketing effectiveness in serving today's research-minded manufacturing prospects.

1 May 2003

Connecting Your Legacy CNC Machine Tool To The Internet

It's a great idea with lots of promise, but the technical difficulties with existing CNC units are easy to underestimate in a climate of unrealistic enthusiasm. Two insiders share their opinions about the subject.

15 Apr 2003

On The Cusp--Faster Machining Or Finer Surfaces?

According to developers, the main feature of this new milling method is the ability to calculate a cutter location that optimizes the orientation of a milling cutter on the surface to be machined.

Let's Tailor a Program Unique to You - Fastenal