Chips — Our Real Product
By: Miles Free
We don’t make parts. Parts are the result of the chips we make. And the chips can tell you all you need to know.
#pmpa
How Eaton Uses Metal 3D Printing
Edited by Lori Beckman
With the ability to address customer needs faster and iterate parts quickly, this metal 3D printing system is now standard within the workflow for both the engineering and toolroom teams.
How Serious Are You About Cybersecurity?
By: Derek Korn
Given that manufacturers currently are the primary targets for ransomware attacks, you should be taking action now to prevent such an incident while being prepared to nimbly react if one occurs.
#Industry40
Craftsman Cribsheet No. 105: Yield Loss Due to Bar End Remnants
Yield loss on raw materials can become a hidden way of losing money in your shop. Using a chart and sample calculations can help you better understand why you might be better off buying longer bars for your process to reduce yield loss dollars.
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Generating More Efficient Milling Tool Paths for Multitasking Machines
Edited by Lori Beckman
This toolpath generator can reduce cycle time and extend tool life while helping achieve better surface finishes for milling operations on multi-axis Swiss-types and turn-mills.
#techbrief
Inside an Amish-Owned Family Machine Shop
By: Brent Donaldson
Modern Machine Shop, PM’s sister brand, took an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of an Amish-owned machine shop, where advanced machining technologies work alongside old-world traditions.
Preventing Metal Corrosion with Metalworking Fluids
By: Greg Foltz, Cimcool Industrial Products LLC
All manufacturers deal with metal corrosion and rust. Learn about the causes of metal corrosion and options for preventing it.
#metalworkingfluids
Precision Machining Technology Review April 2022: Cutting Tools
Edited by Angela Osborne
Production Machining’s Cutting Tools showcase includes Ceratizit, Suhner, Horn, Sandvik Coromant, Ingersoll and Allied Machine & Engineering.
Find Manufacturing Cleaning Webinars Here
By: Lori Beckman
Although the pandemic might have made us weary of sitting in front of a screen for too long, webinars still have a significant place in the business world as a quick way to provide education.
#columns
Take the Time to Walk Your Machine Shop
By: Derek Korn
Scheduled strolls through your shop demonstrate that you’re not only onboard with your company’s open-door policy but you’re proactive about it. They can also help you better manage the time required to effectively support such communication initiatives.
#columns
What NFL Teams, Street Gangs and Your Workforce Have in Common
By: Carli Kistler-Miller
A sense of belonging is important for successful teamwork, retention and job performance.
#pmpa #workforcedevelopment
Precision Machining Continues 2022 Trend with March GBI
By: Jan Schafer
March activity continued expanding at faster rates.
#columns
EQ Beats IQ in Driving Leadership Success
By: Merilee Kern, MBA
Unlike IQ, EQ can be nurtured, developed and increased. These insights, if followed, will help develop leadership EQ, both in an organization and within oneself.
#columns
3 Common Filtration Questions Answered
By: Hubbard-Hall Inc.
Learn about the variety of filters for removing particulates from a cleaning fluid, how to determine cleaning fluid life and more.
#basics
Production Machining’s April 2022 News Highlights
Edited by Angela Osborne
With so much uncertainty around the globe, one thing is certain … our industry is focused on supporting the next generation of manufacturing professionals and the latest precision machining technologies.
Starting Small with Automation
Edited by Derek Korn
Quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation started this small shop on the path to success.
#Industry40
Cash Prizes for High School Skilled Trades Teachers, Programs
Edited by Lori Beckman
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is awarding $1.25 million for 20 of the best public high school skilled trades instructors and their programs.
#workforcedevelopment
Shop Optimizes its Swiss-Turning Flexibility
By: Derek Korn
Paramount Machine uses various Swiss-type lathes, some with a B axis, to produce parts more effectively than it did on conventional chucker lathes. Today, nearly every job under 1.5 inches in diameter runs across those machines even if the batch size is a mere 5 pieces.
Knowledge Retention — What’s Your Process?
By: Miles Free
Our processes and work instructions provide the information needed for our performers to understand “the who, what and how” to do the task. But where do we keep the information needed so everyone understands “the why and the reasons behind” our work?
#pmpa
System Offers Fast, Catastrophe-Free Fire Suppression
By: Lori Beckman
This fire suppression system supplies a chemical agent directly to a fire within a machine tool, helping extinguish it in less than 10 seconds, leaving no machine damage.
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