June 2010 ISSUE
June 2010 |
COVER STORY
Clamping Thin Wall Aluminum
Because of its properties, thin-wall aluminum can be problematic to hold during a machining operation.
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About the Precision Machining Industry
The precision machining industry created $9,791,795,000 of product shipments that year.Workholding
Clamping Thin Wall Aluminum
Because of its properties, thin-wall aluminum can be problematic to hold during a machining operation.Aerospace
Machining Exotics
Production machining has changed from large runs of parts carved out of free machining materials to smaller runs of parts from much more difficult to machine materials. Learn how to adjust to this challenge.Turn-Mills
Making Hire to Retire Work
This Canadian shop builds its succes around advanced machine tool tecnology, such as turn-mill, and an enlightened approach to employee relations.Member Profile: Vanamatic Company
Vanamatic is an innovative precision machining company that uses cellular manufacturing and lean practices.Turn-Mills
Multitasking Turning Center Enables Value-Added Service
Going the extra mile for customers is something that not all shops take advantage of for one reason or another.PMPA SpeakingOfPrecision Blog--Knowledge Retention
Attendees at PMPA’s National Technical Conference learned that the demographic changes in our workforce are having a powerful effect on how the people in our shops find the information they need.Parts Cleaning
Tight Specs for Parts Cleaning
Any time a part is machined, the oil or grease from the machining process as well as the chips present from the grinding process need to be removed before further part production takes place.Unintended Consequences
History is replete with examples of people, governments, empires and other institutions doing seemingly good or at least benign things that end up having far reaching and often devastating consequences.Michelle LaBrosse , Founder, Cheetah Learning: Supporting Project Management
Mitch Goozé: Pricing Products to Stay in Business