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Surviving A Recession
This article was submitted by Hugh Pinkus of Proudfoot Consulting. I found it very timely advice and hope that you will too.

The “R” word, “recession,” is popping up everywhere. Any time conditions are favorable for an economic downturn, it becomes as dirty a word as anything heard on “The Sopranos.” But recession does not have to be a dirty word. With the right foresight, planning and action, many manufacturing companies not only survive an economic downturn, they can benefit in the long run because of the new processes initiated such as labor optimization and inventory control created to deal with it. READ MORE

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Lights-Out Benefits
Untended machining can lead a shop down a short road to higher production, which of course should equate to higher profits and faster return on investment for its machines. Greater product demand in both domestic and international markets (and competition to land these jobs) is prompting an increase in automation and lights-out operations. Companies are working hard to find ways to get the most from their machines. READ MORE

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Clean Up Your Act With An Aqueous Parts Cleaning System

If your shop runs high precision, close tolerance applications that require certain cleanliness standards, you know that pleasing customers by producing the cleanest possible parts for them is essential for success. Unclean parts not only reflect poorly on a business, but depending on the application, they can adversely affect secondary operations such as heat treating, plating, anodizing or powder coating. A little bit of dirt and oil is not worth losing a customer over, especially in the competitive conditions metalworking companies are facing today.

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