Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Workforce Development 1 Feb 2018

Building Relationships in Emerging Markets

Parts for products in emerging markets can offer higher profit margins than those for legacy applications. The key is to get in tight with the product development engineers in those emerging markets.

CNC & Machine Controls 23 Jan 2018

Seeing Smart Manufacturing in Taiwan

A recent visit to Taiwan revealed new smart-manufacturing technologies being developed by the island’s machine tool builders as well as by its largest commercial and military aircraft manufacturer.

Top Shops 5 Jan 2018

2018 Top Shops Survey Now Live

The online machine shop benchmarking survey will stay open through February 2018.

Automation 3 Jan 2018

Inspection Automation

A 3D white-light scanning sensor mounted to an industrial robot enables accurate, unattended part inspection.

Top Shops 9 Dec 2017

Workforce Development at a Small Shop, Big Shop

Learn about the tactics a small shop and a large one use to develop and retain their employees.

Top Shops 1 Dec 2017

Top Shops Profile: MRS Machining

MRS Machining was 2017’s Top Shops Honors Program winner in the category of human resources.

Workforce Development 1 Dec 2017

How One Small Shop Develops Shopfloor Talent

Here are a few of the workforce development practices a 30-person shop uses to grow its own shopfloor talent while providing pathways to manufacturing careers.

Oil & Gas 28 Nov 2017

Machined Parts Supplier Musts and Plusses

A retired vice president of manufacturing for an oil and gas drilling equipment OEM describes the traits he looked for in potential new machining vendors as he worked to bolster the company’s supply chain.

Top Shops 1 Nov 2017

Top Shops Profile: XL Machine

XL Machine Co. Inc. was 2017's Top Shops Honors Program winner in the category of machining technology.

Workforce Development 1 Nov 2017

How a Large Shop Attracts and Retains Employees

At the recent Top Shops conference, the COO of Major Tool and Machine offered thoughts about attracting, developing and retaining shopfloor employees.

Automation 1 Nov 2017

One Five-Axis Process, 10 Elements of Automation

The new five-axis machine at Phoenix Proto has a pallet pool with loading system, but there are many other less obvious elements of automation in this precision mold-machining process that are just as essential.