FEATURES

"Mission" CONTROL

Proper use of controls provides a safe operating environment in many aspects of our daily lives.

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Diverse Applications for Ball-Style Honing

A ball-style hone is a specialized abrasive tool that is characterized by small, abrasive globules that are permanently mounted to flexible filaments. It is designed to be a low-cost tool for sophisticated surfacing, deburring and edge blending.

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Automation & Robots

Integrated Solutions for Chip Removal and Fluid Filtration

Shops can easily view chips simply as waste, hardly giving a second thought to the disposal process and the potential related savings. By keeping an eye on the waste and choosing the most efficient methods of chip disposal, a shop can easily add to the bottom line through substantial savings.

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Turning Machines

Machining In Paradise

One medical parts job shop is taking its business to the next level in Puerto Rico with the right CAM system.

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Making Sure Your Business Survives in the New Economy

There’s a major disconnect between companies and their lenders. While businesses are still playing by the old rules, lenders have a whole new set.

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Parts Cleaning

Now, Even the Cleaning Aisle is Clean

When cleaning parts becomes the bottleneck of the production line, it puts both quality and profit at risk. And that’s exactly what was happening at C&M Machine Products Inc.

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Machines

Selecting A VMC: Factors To Consider

A three-, four- or five-axis vertical machining center can run the gamut of capability and cost. Assessing your application requirements now and in the future can make for a much wiser machining center purchase.

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Parts Cleaning

Technical Member Profile: Northwest Oil Company

Northwest Oil Company is a supplier of industrial lubricants and specialty fluids, including cutting oils, water-based coolants, grinding fluids, cleaners, degreasers and corrosion inhibitors. The company had its beginnings as a Union 76 truck stop in Wapakoneta, Ohio, owned by Dick Mowery.

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The New Domestics

The automotive market is an important sector served by the precision machining industry. Until 2008, it was the single, largest market served, according to the PMPA’s Annual Business Forecast Report.

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What if the Work Came Back?

What would you do if all the work your company lost to low-cost countries came back overnight? Besides making a few quick "I told you so" calls, I mean…

 

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