FEATURES

Craftsman's Cribsheet: Turning Nonconformances into Stronger Relationships

How can we use a nonconforming event to solidify relationships with customers?

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Inside a Successful Manufacturing Day: Finding Talent

Albert and David Thuro, of Thuro Metal Products, are more at ease today than they were last fall, when it comes to filling the skills gap in their shop.

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Knowledge is Meant to be Shared

Having information on multiple platforms, both in print and online, provides the most balanced approach.

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Metal Seal Precision Invests in Growth

Metal Seal Precision Ltd. is a full-service manufacturer of precision metal components and subassemblies, located in Mentor, Ohio.

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Automation & Robots

Modular Automation Package for Turning Machines

Here's a modular robotic automation cell for cost-effective, flexible part load/unload of turning machines.

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Tooling

Precision Workholding Offers Multiple Advantages

As American manufacturing continues to transition from the mass production of conventional parts to the manufacture of complex, high-value components in relatively small lot sizes, precision workholding has assumed increased importance

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Software

Reengineering of a CAM Engine

Software suppliers are doing their part in meeting the programming demands of multitasking operations for complex parts.

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Turn-Mills

Turning Art into High Precision Parts

Since collaborating with Methods Machine Tools Inc. and implementing its Nakamura-Tome multitasking turning centers, Honor Med Maskiner Corp. (Elgin, IL) has run more efficient processes.

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Well Worth a Look

Manufacturing is experiencing resurgence in this country that is long overdue.

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Tooling

When to Consider Customized Cutting Tools

What is the real cost of choosing standard or customized tooling if time is money and efficiency translates into profits? It’s a question many shops face regularly.

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