Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

No Lie, Love Will Win

The pitches on behalf of manufacturing careers are often short-sighted.

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First Impressions Aren’t the Last Word

Part of the case for manufacturing relates to people.

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Grinding

United Grinding Celebrates 30 Years in Virginia Location

United Grinding recently celebrated 30 years in its Fredericksburg, Virginia location with a ribbon-cutting event opening a newly expanded and renovated facility.

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The Tooling Cloud: Today and Tomorrow

Blue Swarf has developed the “Tooling Cloud,” a digital hub to help shops aggregate tool-related information.

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New Video: Five-Axis Machining of Simple Parts

A job shop owner talks about five-axis machining and feature-based programming at Padgett Machine.

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Innovate Faster with In-House Manufacturing

"The Edge Factor's" tour of judges recently visited Cane Creek Cycling Components to discuss the company's decision to bring previously outsourced machining work back in-house.

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EDM

A Big-Picture View of Micromachining

 Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.

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Five-Axis

Targeted Five-Axis Machining

Focusing on a particular part size range allows this shop to use a versatile type of five-axis machine tool. Five-axis machining now makes up 40 percent of the shop’s business.

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Manufacturer’s Apprentice Selections All Had Jobs

As it turns out, having a job—any job—is a strong indicator of success.

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Where the Puck is Going

The aim of the new "Additive Manufacturing" supplement is to help you understand a method of making parts that will soon be used more extensively.

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Die/Mold

Redefining Plastics Manufacturing

When this company was solely an injection molder, job quantities had to be large. Now, with additive manufacturing, any quantity is right. The company's role and its range of customers have both expanded.

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CAD/CAM

“Reality Redesigned” Visits Solidworks

Watch the first episode of "Reality Redesigned" presented by "The Edge Factor Show."

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