September 2015 ISSUE
September 2015 |
COVER STORY
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.
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.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.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.Craftsman's Cribsheet: Plan. Do. Study. Adjust.
Continuous improvement is of necessity in the very DNA of our shops.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.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.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.Tooling
When Thread Milling Makes Sense
Threading a workpiece is a fundamental metalworking process that every manufacturing engineer takes for granted.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.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.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.Doris Schulz : Efficiency is Trendy
Chris Felix: Redundancy Fuels Proficiency
Tim Pennington: The Bales Girls are Making Dad Proud