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Tooling

A Guide to Insert Coating Processes and Materials

Few materials have had a greater impact on our economy and industrialized culture than cemented tungsten carbide.

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A Shop Owner's List to Change the Perception

Our precision machining industry, and our shops, will not be able to grow our capabilities without adding skilled workforce.

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Turning Machines

A Shop's Trial by Fire

Willis CNC turned a potential disaster into a positive experience. By finding machines that suit the company’s jobs and its operators well, the staff worked through the fire’s ashes without losing any customers, and the experience strengthened the company.

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Craftsman's Cribsheet

OSHA Inspection Priorities

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Grinding

Grinding on a Swiss

This shop owner has developed a unique, and effective, approach to delivering a burr-free, tight-tolerance part.

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Cutting Tools

Less Downtime with In-House Drill Sharpening

An important goal for any shop should be improving productivity through faster turnaround and reduced machine downtime.

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Living the Dream--or a New Normal--for North American Manufacturing

Living the Dream--or a New Normal--for North American Manufacturing

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Skilled Workforce: Our Industry’s Greatest Challenge

“The greatest challenge facing the precision machining industry is the lack of skilled workers,” says Mike Duffin, executive director of the Precision Machined Products Association. “It is a national issue with serious implications for our economy, national security, industry and communities.”

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Measurement

Software Standardizes Measurement Communication

Efficient communication between disparate measurement devices and brands is the reason for PC-DMIS’s development. It is and continues to be driven and refined by users’ needs in the shop.

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