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Aerospace

Consistency with Indirect Extrusion

A return to basics, paired with extensive research, proved instrumental in the enhancements of this aluminum rod and bar manufacturer’s product line.

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Electrochemical Machining for Medical, Aerospace and More

Workpieces with complex contours often feature sections that are not easy to machine because they are difficult to access.

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Is There an Editor in Your Shop?

Precision machinists already know how to add value by subtraction.

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Multiple Spindles, Multiple Choices

The last recession changed how shops look at their capital equipment and manufacturing personnel.

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No Extinction for Today's "Handy Man"

“People don’t want a quarter inch drill; they want a quarter inch hole.” In other words, a tool is merely a means to an end, not the end itself. Well, I submit it’s not that simple.

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Turning Machines

Optimizing B Axis on Gang Tool-Based Swiss Machines

This technological innovation has been increasing in popularity as well as multitasking sophistication.

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State of the Industry--A Look at Precision Machining by PMPA President W. Richard Hoster

Since being named PMPA president, W.

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Visual Remote Troubleshooting

Manufacturers of all kinds are being challenged to deliver new products in record time using an increasingly complex internal and external supply chain that includes experts who are located all over the world.

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Why Your Expert is Your Worst Trainer

Empower those in your shop who have just mastered a skill to reach back and share what they have learned with those who are following.

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