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An Employer's Back to School List

I remember the excitement of back to school when I was a child—new clothes, new shoes, maybe a new notebook and new school supplies.

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Machines

Beyond Secondaries: Vertical Machining Center Enhances OEM's Capability

Like many turning based shops, Clippard Instrument Laboratory first applied vertical machining centers to perform secondary operations on its screw machined parts. That view has changed for the better.

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Hardinge Inc.

The company originally known as Hardinge Brothers was founded in 1890 by Canadians, Henry and Franklin Hardinge.

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IMTS 2012: Have it Your Way

One thing that the metalworking industry teaches is there are generally several ways to manufacture a given part.

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Quality–Same or Separate Team?

Is there an ISO requirement that states that the quality manager cannot report to the director of manufacturing?

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Machines

Small, But Mighty

Machining center designed for small spaces.

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Turn-Mills

Software Simplifies Turn-Mill Operations

An international player in the highly competitive aeronautics, automotive, defense and optical industries makes the most of software for multitasking program verification and optimization.

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Tooling

Technologies for Chip and Coolant Management

To the casual observer, removing the chips created during a metalworking manufacturing process may seem about as complicated as emptying a waste basket.

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Time is the Only Finite Resource

In many cases, your very livelihood depends on efficiency. If you can’t produce a part, get it out the door and make a profit doing it, your business is not long for this world.

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Turning Machines

Vertical Turning Frees Up Brake Production

When it comes to machine tools, Andreas Jung, plant manager at Siegerland Bremsen, Haiger, Germany, is not so easy to fool.

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