FEATURES

Turning Machines

A One Stop Shop

 Combining flexible manufacturing with volume production capability helps this shop cover all the bases.

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Automation

Bar Feeders Provide New Paths to Productivity

 The lastest advances in bar feeding can help you prepare for the coming manufacturing resurgence.  

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Machines

Hard Turning and Grinding on a Single Machine

Combining multiple technologies on a single machine makes the machining process more complex, but the advantages of consistent integration of such functionality can be worth the effort.

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Keep Your Web Site Strong

Regardless of the current economic conditions and your general business activity, your Web site can and should remain a positive source for leads and brand recognition.

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Member Profile: EMC Precision Machining

EMC Precision Machining, manufacturers of precision machined products and assemblies, has a long history with PMPA, but has an even longer history of being a family-run business dedicated to its employees, customers and community. Brad Ohlemacher, the current president of EMC Precision Machining, is the fourth generation of Ohlemachers to work for the company.

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Parts Cleaning

New Cleaning Equipment Yields Improved Process

Although a forced change in a shop’s process may at first be unwelcomed, the change often yields better results than the process it took the place of by increasing efficiency and lowering costs.

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Steering Your Business Through a Slowdown

Whether or not your business is experiencing slowing sales and narrowing margins, now may be a good time to take a comprehensive look at your current strategies and business practices.

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The Art of Management

One of the best lessons learned from my MBA experience was that there are three value disciplines that a company can embody. It is very rare that any company can master more than one.

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The Value of Lean

Last month, I wrote of the value of manufacturing and business communities taking active roles in supporting the shops and plants that make up their local ecosystems. I gave examples of how some communities and groups have been successful at helping their communities thrive through those efforts.

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Use Us as a Resource

More and more shops are looking to do more for the precious customers they have, and this sometimes involves moving the business out of its comfort zone.

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Vision--Strategy--Success: Be Part of Your Industry's Annual Meeting

The Precision Machined Products Association Annual Meeting is our industry’s most influential, strategically oriented event. From October 24 to 28, at The Westin Savannah, in Savannah, Ga.

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