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Does This School Have the Formula for Mfg Education?
A high school in Wisconsin runs its manufacturing vocational program as a business. Students make parts for paying customers. The program is thriving, cash flow is strong, and local manufacturers can now hire recent graduates who already have experience in meeting customer demands.
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Lean from the Beginning
How would you design a new plant if you could begin today? Rolls-Royce Crosspointe is a major manufacturing site that was planned from the outset with the expectation that continuous improvement would always be part of its culture.
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Video: CT Scanning for Mold Inspection
Injection mold maker NyproMold uses CT scanning to validate molds.
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Setup Time Savings from a Long X Axis
Bertsche Engineering developed the X-Flex Center to replace three standard-size machining centers.
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Video: Linear Motor Machines at Die Tech
Machines with linear motors instead of ballscrews have increased productivity for one die maker.
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Rethinking Safety Incentives
Judy Agnew and Aubrey Daniels critique common safety practices and give advice for improvement.
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Additive Manufacturing: Myth and Reality
Two recent articles about additive manufacturing dispel some common myths about the process.
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Video: 3D Printed Mold Tooling
Injection mold tooling can be created quickly using 3D printing.
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These videos share ideas that might be relevant to the challenges your shop is facing.
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Two Erowa workholding devices can help mold shops save time and work more efficiently.
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Why Air Gaging? 10 Reasons
Air gaging is versatile. Chris Koehn, general manager of Stotz Air gaging offers 10 other reasons why air gaging might make sense.
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Cryogenic Machining of 787 Fuselage
Starting early next year, Boeing South Carolina will mill and drill composite fuselage sections for the 787 Dreamliner through cryogenic machining.
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