Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Editorial Director

Ohio Shop Featured on CNNMoney

Blue Ash Tool & Die appears in a CNNMoney online feature in which business owners were asked to comment on the election outcome.

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Die/Mold

Mold Shop Cures the “Curse of Knowledge”

How do you transfer knowledge from skilled employees to apprentices? Here’s how one shop did it using a Facebook-like sharing system.

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On the Election

Looking for lessons in the November election outcome, here is what I find.

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Turning Machines

Vertical Lathe with 5-Meter Table

Vertical turning centers from MAG are scaled up to meet the demands of North American manufacturing.

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Shop Owner’s Tattoo Honors the Machinist Who Taught Him

Brent Beistel says he loves machining and can make a living at it largely because of one person—his dad. A tattoo he just completed honors his father and the work that both men do.

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The Recession in a Photo

Closing the doors on one facility sometimes enables another to grow. In this case, a manufacturing company used a former facility’s service desk as a tool crib.

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Toolholders

The Humble Pull Stud

I’ve said that the toolholder is the least appreciated element in many milling processes, but the pull stud (or retention knob) is perhaps the least appreciated component of the toolholder.

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More Demanding Than Production

The challenges of prototyping have dramatically increased. This company reinvented itself to specialize in the tight-leadtime process development that prototyping now entails.

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Device for Manufacturing Students Made by Manufacturing Students

An online, game-like welding simulator helps students get a hands-on look at a career in welding. The interesting thing about this simulator is that student manufacturers helped make the device.

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Manufacturing Employers Through a Recruiter’s Eyes

Bill Wright, the founder of CAD/CAM Recruiters in Charlotte, North Carolina, says manufacturing employers are frequently more logical about specifying equipment than they are about hiring employees.

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Wisconsin Shop KLH Industries Celebrates 25 Years

Precision machine shop KLH Industries will celebrate 25 years in manufacturing by hosting a live radio broadcast. During the show, the company will hold a job fair.

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Control Maker Certifies Education Institutions

FANUC FA America is now offering a Certified Education CNC Training Program.

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