Two Bits of Good News to Start 2021
The Precision Machining Technology Show has moved from April to August and Production Machining turns 20. These are both good things.
Derek Korn
Editor-in-Chief, Production Machining magazine
What Does 2021 Have in Store for the Parts Cleaning Industry?
With a new opportunity to do good things in your organizations this year, I hope you use the parts cleaning section and this year’s and last year’s Parts Cleaning Conference as tools to succeed.
The Basics of Cleaning with a Parts Washer
Better Engineering answers the question of “What do I need to know about an aqueous parts washer and its process?”
Four Human Capital Trends for 2021
One thing is for certain in 2021, changes around human capital are inevitable. In a competitive business environment, the key for leaders within our organizations is to embrace changes as effectively as possible.
What Do Jazz And Precision Machining Have In Common?
Collaborative machining is more than just working together. It is a strategic choice that, over time, transforms our relationships with customers in unexpected and powerful ways.
Manufacturing Knowledge is Power
The Knowledge Centers with video produced by brands such as Production Machining on the IMTS spark online platform take deep dives into technology and trends related to various CNC machining and manufacturing topics.
Industry 4.0 Commonality Across Sectors
As Industry 4.0 technology advances, manufacturers should be open to importing talent from other sectors (retail, hospitality, health care and more) into the world of machining. The technologies in other sectors have more in common with ours than one might think.
Introduction to Industrial Artificial Intelligence
The systematic implementation of Industrial Artificial Intelligence enables secure data sharing among manufacturers, remote monitoring and operations, managing geographically distributed assets and more.
Why Using Pirated Software is Riskier Than Ever
Machine shops and manufacturers that use pirated software risk losing much more – both directly and indirectly.
Precision Machining Index Ends October at 16-Month High
New Orders and production lift Index, while supplier deliveries cast a shadow.
An Opportunity for Building a Strong Community
The new Manufacturing Cleaning Association brings the parts cleaning industry together to work toward a common goal of building relationships.
CNC Machine Shops: Help Production Machining Help You
While our magazine’s editors keep up with CNC machining industry trends and technology, we remain open to hearing about article topics that you feel will help your business grow and become more efficient. Your feedback is welcome.
Leadership Problems in a Digital Age
Business leaders may need to help employees develop communication skills which may be lacking due to the human disconnect created by the 21st-century digital age.
Filmic/Chemical Cleanliness Becoming Just as Important as Particulate Cleanliness
Glued, sealed, welded and coated parts require clean, adherent surfaces in addition to specified particulate cleanliness. This article offers advice on how to clean these parts effectively.
Precision Machining Index Signals Slowing Expansion
Supplier deliveries reading keeps index above ‘50.’
Michael Guckes
Chief Economist & Director of Analytics, Gardner Intelligence
Index Contracts in September After a Promising August
All components report lower readings after August expansion.
On Race and Manufacturing
Racial inequality is everyone’s problem and we don’t have to agree on all of the answers in order to get started on some of them.
Economic Outlook Positive for Medical, Defense Industries
This economic outlook from ITR Economics includes predictions of how well certain manufacturing sectors will do in the foreseeable future, as well as advice on making investments and using low interest rates to your advantage.
Create a Virtual Tour of Your Shop
Open houses and tours are techniques leading CNC machine shops use to market their operations to prospective new customers and new hires. It’s also possible to do this digitally like Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions has, which is helpful in these strange days of social distancing.
Opportunity for More Efficient Productivity
Difficult times teach us to create workarounds that are often more efficient than our previous processes. This is true for the parts cleaning industry and the Parts Cleaning Conference committee.
Index Gains 3 Points to Register First Expansionary Reading Since COVID-19
Production and new orders activity bolster Index to best reading since 2019.
The Value of a Good Internship
The greatest lessons shared by the interns related much more to interpersonal skills, communication, teamwork and etiquette than they did to technology.
Matthew Kirchner
Columnist, Profit 360, LLC
Shining Light on New Machining Technology
Equipment and software that can enable precision CNC machine shops to grow and become more efficient continue to be developed.
Uncertainty and Change in 2020
Procrastinating to avoid change is always rooted in some form of fear.
Use Your Machine Shop Management System as a Sales Tool
Why not leverage an effective shop management system for your sales/marketing advantage in today’s competitive market?
Index Moves Markedly Higher After Falters in Second Quarter
July reading advances 11 points, closing gap with other manufacturing technologies.
Let Them Move the Table
Empower your employees to make a lot of little changes and improvements to make their job in your machine shop easier. Small increments of improved efficiency add up quickly.
Dealing with Failed Cleanliness Limits
Markus Rossler, vice president, Glaeser Inc., offers guidelines for ensuring parts cleaning standards.
