Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

Get Your Metalworking from the Granite State

It’s hard to know if you are buying from the United States. It’s even harder to know if you are buying from your state. New Hampshire is partnering with MFG.com to offer NH-only content.

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Nearly Quarter Million Unfilled Manufacturing Jobs

The skills available among job seekers don’t match the skills that are truly in demand.

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The Emerging Benchmark

Manufacturers will take on the challenge of developing skilled personnel.

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This Extrusion is Fed Through the Machining Center

Long, slender parts can be difficult to machine, especially when they are longer than the machine itself. Watch video of a part being processed by being fed through the machining center.

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Reshoring: It’s Going to Happen Anyway

Yesterday at Gardner Publications’ head office in Cincinnati, Ohio, Harry Moser spoke for over an hour to an audience that included manufacturers, manufacturing buyers, and equipment suppliers. His topic was the reshoring of American manufacturing.

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Do Machining Facilities Make a Good Impression?

We heard back from one of our readers who agreed that people have the false impression that shops are dirty, dreary and loud places to work.

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Medical

Lighted Workstop Verifies Part Location

Electrifying the work allows a light to indicate whether the setup is correct. The simple solution turned into a standard product for this shop.

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Automation

How About Just a Little Lights-Out?

Running 24/7 might not be necessary for your shop. But what if you added a couple extra unmanned hours?

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Micromachining

Checklist for the Serious Startup Shop

Are you starting a CNC job shop? Go over this equipment checklist before you begin.

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The Point of Producing

The peril of busy times is confusing the means with the end.

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Automation

Make Maximum Use of the Magazine

This shop streamlined its selection of cutting tools to machine a number of parts on a pallet system. Cutting down on cutters delivered other benefits as well.

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Milling Tools

The In-House Advantage

A shop that introduced its own product realizes the advantages of designing and machining a part under the same roof.

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