December 2009 News
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Sales Organization RestructuredDave Lucius is the new VP of sales at Methods Machine Tools and will oversee the entire North American sales organization. He was previously the company’s VP, national distribution.
Investing For Success In Demanding Markets
This company constantly strives to uphold a quality reputation, stay lean and continue to expand its business. It attributes its most recent success to the addition of three Variaxis machining centers.
Stop To Think Before Starting A Business
By: Mitch Free -
It is relatively easy to start a business these days, but that doesn’t mean you necessarily should. Sure, machine tool manufacturers are eager to sell machines and will offer you creative financing. Landlords are eager to rent buildings that are sitting vacant, and material suppliers are willing to extend liberal credit terms. It’s easy to be get lured into the trap.
Running A Good Race
By: Chris Koepfer - Production Machining
For this Missouri job shop, it’s not about what you call the machine tool, it’s about how you use it. The shop considers multi-spindle turning as simply using more than one spindle in various configurations best suited to the production requirements of the application.
Boost Throughput With Multitasking
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
As a shop’s typical workload moves beyond high-production turned parts, new ways to reduce leadtimes and improve machining accuracy are evolving.
CAM Software Turns Operators Into Engineers
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Like many other United Kingdom subcontracting companies, Jetblades Engineering has had to change its operating methods to cope with the new manufacturing environment. Managing Director Mark Kirby relies more than ever on the company’s CAM software as he moves the firm from production machining to short-run manufacturing.