FEATURES

3 Keys to a Winning Culture

Almost without exception, the comments made by the employees of Top Workplaces fell into only three categories: people, respect, freedom.

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Swiss-Types

A Youthful Approach to Production Machining

Growing up in the industry helped this young shop owner learn key strategies for getting the most from his machines.

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Parts Cleaning

Appreciating the Value of Secondary Production Processes

Although operations such as cleaning often can be the deciding factor in the production of an acceptable part, their significance is often understated.

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Craftsman's Cribsheet: Plan. Do. Study. Adjust.

Continuous improvement is of necessity in the very DNA of our shops.

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Single & Multi-Spindles

Making Complex Parts Profitably

In a highly competitive global market, finding ways to manufacture domestically and profitably is an ongoing challenge. This Massachusetts shop has found a way using CNC multi-spindles.

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Manufacturing Talent

Currently, Horn has 60 apprentices training at the company’s training center. Each year the group is increased by 15 young people to cover attrition.

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Parts Cleaning

Safer Cleaning Choices Replace nPB Aerosols

While worker safety is the priority, effective cleaning is necessary, too. It’s possible to have both.

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Cutting Tools

When Thread Milling Makes Sense

Threading a workpiece is a fundamental metalworking process that every manufacturing engineer takes for granted.

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A New Look at Material Verification

Handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers have become a standard for non-destructive elemental analysis, testing and inspection in a range of industrial and consumer applications.

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Henning Software Finds Longtime Success Through Cost-Effective Software Solutions

After successfully creating job estimating software, Henning Software realized it would need to keep expanding their software offerings into a fully developed ERP system in order to grow in the market.

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Not Labor Day, Process Owner Day

Labor doesn’t add much value. In my experience, it only moved stuff around. The labor jobs went away. Today, I celebrate the process owners that can tear down and set up a multi-spindle cam machine in under 2 hours. They own their process and own their craft.

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