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“I Was the Village Idiot”
I once heard someone say, “Yes, they laughed at Christopher Columbus, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” When people are laughing at you, you don’t necessarily know which one you are.Mike Eden says they laughed at him once.
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Better Accuracy from Big Machines
Holding tight tolerances across travels such as these can be challenging.
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If You Build It
Eifel’s new five-axis machine was a major investment, but the small shop expects it will lead to expanded business prospects.
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Learn What More Your Software Can Do
Consider a software audit involving the software company’s support personnel. Let them watch how you use (and don’t use) the capabilities of the product you already own.
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How to Work a Webinar
A Webinar, in case you’ve not attended one, is an online presentation—a “Web seminar”—on a topic of interest to a specific audience.
Read MoreHow Green Jobs Hurt the Environment
The problem with promising “green jobs” is that the promise is both anti-green and anti-jobs.
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Video: 3+2 Mold Machining at Eifel
A maker of injection molds for high-appearance-quality parts describes the machine tool, software and strategy this shop uses to apply 3+2 machining.
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Do You Have an Automation Strategy?
Contract shop Energy Dynamics said demographics provide one of the reasons why this shop bought a robot.
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Hard Milling Isn’t Just High Speed Machining
Milling complex forms in hardened tool steel involves more than just fast, light cuts, says this maker of medical-related injection molds. Here are some of the ingredients of an effective hard milling process.
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Another Angle On HSM
The savings in setup time were welcome enough, but this mold maker found that a 3+2 machining center also accelerated its use of high speed machining.
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The Progress of a Progressive Die Maker
This shop sees no long-term threat in the reality of lower prices. Machine tool investments related to various die components allow the shop to use skilled labor more efficiently.
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Re-Shoring Fair—May 12
OEMs once committed to offshore production continue to rethink that commitment, says the Wall Street Journal.
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