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Managing Change in a CNC Machine Shop
The practice of continuous improvement in machine shops should be ongoing. But is there a tipping point at which constant change becomes counterproductive?
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Increasing Employee Output Through Automation: Here is What We Found in 7 Recent Shop Visits
Modern Machine Shop editors routinely visit machining facilities to report on shops that are succeeding. Here is what our editors found on seven recent shop visits, all related to using labor more efficiently.
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Is Robotic Automation the Key to Drawing (and Keeping) New Employees?
Robotic automation is transforming a job that was perhaps a machine operator’s least-favorite work assignment into one that is not a heavy lift.
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A New Approach to CNC Turning
This turning process takes advantage of a turn-mill’s B-axis spindle to vary a tool’s approach angle to optimize chip control and feed rates.
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Where Can CNC Machine Shops Learn from Other CNC Machine Shops?
At the Top Shops Conference, owners and managers of machine shops join other industry experts in presenting advanced strategies to grow your machining business. Here’s some of what can you learn from your peers.
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What’s Telling About This Year’s Top Shops
Here, the 2019 Honors Program winners explain strategies they’ve used to help them become successful U.S. machining businesses. Plus, you can learn more about them by attending next month’s Top Shops Conference.
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When a Swiss-Type Is a Lathe and a Five-Axis Mill
Swiss-type lathes with a swiveling B axis enable this shop to machine parts complete and unattended that it otherwise couldn’t using its five-axis machining centers. Here is some of what it learned adopting this new technology.
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Buy Your Sharpest Young Employee a 3D Printer
Don’t just purchase a 3D printer for your shop. Give a bright young employee one to play with at home. This small investment can pay off in various ways.
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3 Advantages of Using Pulsed Laser Welding for Mold Repair
Compared to TIG welding, pulsed laser-welding technology is said to enable faster overall mold repair time while maintaining higher metal hardness.
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Are Your CNC Machinist Job Descriptions Outdated?
Traditional machine shop job descriptions might not draw interest from the talented, young people your shop needs to grow.
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Maintaining Balance Writing about Modern Machining, Manufacturing
There is a method to our madness when it comes to determining what articles to present to our readers.
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Using AI to Predict CNC Machine Spindle Issues Before They Are Issues
A machine tool builder is using artificial intelligence technology to predict when a spindle problem might occur, so shops can better prepare for and schedule necessary maintenance.
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