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Workholding

When to Use a Diaphragm Chuck

The accuracy and repeatability of these chucks make them well suited for a number of workholding applications, including turning and grinding.

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My Journey to an Accidental Career that Became My Passion

“Machining was not the career I chose; it chose me.”

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Recognizing Signs of a Degrading Workplace Culture

Is your machine shop missing key “culture elements?” Here are ways to identify if your organization is heading in the right or wrong direction in terms of establishing a healthy company culture.

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Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners

AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.

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How To Select a Solutions Provider

As companies have worked to meet new challenges while capitalizing on emerging opportunities, many have discovered the need to radically rethink fundamental aspects of how they do business.

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Workholding

The Value of Auto Adjust Magazine Bar Feeders

This bar feeder is designed to offer the flexibility to enable CNC turning centers to perform short-run work that would otherwise require frequent setups over a range of barstock diameters.

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Implementation and Tracking: Strategic Planning | Part 2

A strategic plan that you have to dust off does not advance your business.

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Precision Machining Technology Review: March 2024

Production Machining’s March 2024 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Unisig Deep Hole Gundrilling Systems, Kyocera Precision Tools, Swiss Steel USA Inc. and more.

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Inverting Turning and Five-Axis Milling at Famar

Automation is only the tip of the iceberg for Famar, which also provides multitasking options for its vertical lathes and horizontal five-axis machine tools.

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Onshoring Weather Report: Strong Tailwinds!

Onshoring, reshoring, nearshoring: these terms are showing up with increasing frequency in the news and online. But is there evidence that these are real?

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Production Machining's March 2024 News Highlights

Production Machining’s March 2024 news highlights include manufacturing education programs, new partnerships and more.

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Is a ‘Side Hustle’ on Your Horizon?

I’ve written about machine shops that have created a separate business for fun, as a complement to their existing operation or as a means to leverage their manufacturing prowess. Here’s a bit about a few of them.

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