Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Training and Developing Student Skills

Small class sizes and professional instructors help students get ahead.

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Top Shops

What are the Defining Business Characteristics of Top Shops?

Top Shops tend to outshine other shops in a number of financial areas. Sometimes, they apply alternate business strategies to achieve higher performance levels.

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Top Shops

See the Top Shops Executive Summary

This digital report compares responses from the elite Top Shops benchmarking group with the other shops that participated in the survey.

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A Different Type of Shrink-Fit Machine for Micro Work

Horizontal orientation is a distinguishing design element of this compact new shrink-fit machine.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Toth Technologies

Because this multi-niche shop does more than precision machining, management refers to it as a “Manufacturing Technology Center,” not a “shop.”

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: McCoy

The two prime reasons for this smallish company’s success are establishing an effective process and having a lean manufacturing mindset.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Hoyt USA

Lean manufacturing has enabled this company to become more efficient at producing its advanced bows.

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Mazak Expands Midwest Technology Center

Learn about the machine tool builder’s expanded facility in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Premier Machining Industries

PMI uses advanced ERP software for real-time monitoring of production flow.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: L&H Industrial

L&H Industrial has a wealth of advanced large-scale machining and manufacturing capabilities.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: Southern Machine Works

A lot of the changes this shop made were a result of integrating a CPA mindset into a contract shop environment.

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Top Shops

Top Shops 2012: L&P Machine Products

Here are five key elements of this quality contract shop.

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