Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

Basics

When Time is on your Side, Use It!

I received a story from thread roller maker, C.J.

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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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Machining—There’s an App for That

Move over Texas Instruments.

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Give Me a Show of Hands

It’s accepted pretty universally that metalworkers are tough hombres.

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Okuma on the Fast Track

  At IMTS, Okuma announced that it is teaming with Ganessi Racing Teams for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar and Grand-Am Rolex Car Series season.

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It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane, it’s a…?

  Well, we arrived safely in Chicago for IMTS yesterday.

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Associate with the Best

I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Precision Machined Products Association since 1992.

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Automation

Automation: You Can Do It!

Job shops are incubators for innovation.

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Investing in a Market

As we are all painfully aware, much of the manufacturing base that was once domestically owned has been supplanted by companies from overseas.

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Exceeding My Expectations

Here is a close-up of the precision machined parts floating in the barrel of a pen.

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Accidental Inspiration

The basic concept of the inverted vertical is to flip the traditional VTL design 180 degrees.

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Upbeat in Pittsburgh

Vendors and potential customers discuss the latest products in the precision-machined parts industry during the Technical Member Exhibits.

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