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Manufacturing Wellness: 8 Habits of Highly Effective Machine Shops
From an early age, we learn that good habits can make a lifetime of difference. Eat your vegetables. Say please and thank you. Exercise regularly. Just as with people, manufacturers can make a difference in their long-term success and growth by developing strong, positive “manufacturing wellness” habits.
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Get a Grip on Your Workholding Processes
From adhesive fixturing to automated changeovers, these articles show how shops are rethinking workholding to improve efficiency and accuracy. Whether it's collet choice, custom fixtures, or balancing density with simplicity, smarter setups are driving better results.
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Precision Machining Technology Review: July 2025
Production Machining’s July 2025 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Caron Engineering, Sunnen Products Co., Mastercam, Sandvik Coromant and Kennametal.
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Precision Machining Index Loses Momentum in June
A mixed bag of component results shakes out to a slight decline in the index.
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Increased Competition Calls for Smarter Solutions
Engineered for efficiency, SW Machines offers customers a full suite of horizontal machining centers and the automation needed for high-volume, high-precision manufacturing.
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Adopting CNC Technology Faster Thanks to an App
A custom machine-operating and automatic program-generating app has helped racing parts maker Moser Engineering quickly reap the benefits of CNC machining even though nobody there had any prior experience with it.
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Change Leadership vs. Change Management: Why You Need Both
Change is necessary for continuous improvement. Knowing the distinction between change leadership and management can be the difference between success or failure.
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Smart Tooling Strategies are Critical for High-Speed Machining
The type of machine tool matters, but so do quality toolholders and cutters with minimal runout to establish an effective high-speed machining process.
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A Surprising Global Gathering: Reflections from the 2025 SID Event
The Syndicat Du Decolletage event, hosted this year in the U.S., unites precision machining associations from eight countries. To me, it reaffirmed the power of connection in an ever-changing world.
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An Investment in Hope and Second Chances
Rise Up Industries’ machine operator training program enables former gang members to find sustainable employment and successful reentry into society. It has recently expanded into a new facility in San Diego and support is always welcome.
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CNC Single-Spindle Automatics: A Possible Alternative to Swiss-Types
For many types of high-production, high-precision machining applications, new CNC single-spindle technology might be a more productive, cost-effective choice.
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Student Executives Manage Business, Academia in High School Vocational Program
Bend Manufacturing, a business led by high school seniors that operates out of The Portage School of Leaders in South Bend, Indiana, is witnessing its real-time return on investment: its students.
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