Workforce Development
Software Reduces Manufacturing Costs, Design Time
VX Corporation’s VX Evolution allows users to download VX Innovator with a free, 30-day license. The learning system, Show-n-Tell, allows users to learn and experiment on their own schedules and paces.
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Moving Forward In Order To Stay Put
This job shop’s commitment to lean allows its business to grow while it remains in the facility where it has to stay.
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Automation Cell Maximizes Job Shop Flexibility
Methods Machine Tools’ JobShop Cell is designed for job shops with small to medium lot sizes. The fully integrated production cell combines the drilling, tapping and milling capability of a RoboDrill VMC with a fully interfaced Fanuc six-axis robot for automated loading and unloading.
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If You Want to Improve Something, Measure It
This shop involves all of its employees in the daily exercise of analyzing just where time is being spent.
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Shop Control Software Helps Job Shop Make The Right Moves
By replacing its haphazard, error-prone shop control system with the E2 Shop System ERP solution from ShopTech Industrial Software, this contract manufacturer reduced waste and improved efficiency in virtually every department.
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Video: What Is 5S?
Here is a training film a job shop developed to help its employees understand 5S.
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Hobbing on a Turning Center
This manufacturer’s use of live-tool lathes overcomes labor cost in various ways. One of the latest sources of savings involves bringing another operation—hobbing—into these machines. INCLUDES VIDEO.
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The Knob Problem
The retention knob is an unmistakably critical component of the machining process. However, the tightening of the knob itself can lead to the toolholder not seating securely in the machine. You may be losing tool life to knob tightness without even knowing it.
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HMC Reduces Setup Time On Low-Volume Jobs
Producing parts right the first time is especially important for a job shop that pays as much as $10,000 for raw material. Although complex geometries and tight delivery schedules initially made this challenging, a four-axis HMC with pallet changer allowed faster setups and unattended production.
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Tooling U, a provider of online training for the manufacturing industry, has released a new series of classes for first-time supervisors. Titled “Supervisor Essentials,” the set of classes covers topics including effective communication, leadership principles, performance management, conflict resolution and basic cost accounting. Unlike traditional “soft skills” training, these classes are tailored specifically for a manufacturing audience.
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