Articles
Calculating Presetter Payback
A cost payback calculator enables you to determine how quickly an offline tool presetter will pay for itself.
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Grinding Spiral Bevel Gears
Deep in the heart of Texas, there’s a company making high-quality spiral bevel gears by grinding them straight from a blank, and using a process known as closed-loop machining.
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Talent Shortage: Advice from a Human Resources Expert
The shortage of potential employees in manufacturing is a serious challenge that merits a serious response. An employment consultant describes how manufacturing businesses should think differently about talent and recruiting.
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Removing Burrs Can Be a Blast
Having trouble deburring the inner passages of a solid metal part? Read about how one company found the solution in Thermal Energy Machining (TEM), and is having a blast in the process.
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Lessons in Grinding
A two-day event at United Grinding’s headquarters highlighted a range of new grinding strategies and approaches for many of today’s challenging applications.
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The Importance of Positive Culture
One of the most significant developments I am seeing in manufacturing is a recognition of the potential value of fostering an encouraging culture for employees.
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Re-Introducing Additive Manufacturing
If you’ve been a reader of Additive Manufacturing, the publication you receive is about to change. And if you’re not a subscriber, now is the perfect time to join us.
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The Potential for Wider Use of Ceramic Inserts
It’s possible that new phase-toughened ceramic insert technology could be used for more universal milling and turning applications.
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Great Minds Think Alike
Westec offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with NASA thought leaders at the SME Technology Interchange, which focuses on collaborations in advanced manufacturing.
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Cutting, Welding and Writing—Three Important Skills
Students who can demonstrate their welding and cutting skills in a team fabrication project are invited to enter a contest sponsored by Esab. The theme of the contest is “A Cut Above.” Students are also invited to submit a 500-word essay that conveys the contest theme. Prizes include cash and equipment. Deadline is December 31, 2015.
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August MBI Index at 43.3 – Lowest Index since July 2009
With a reading of 43.3, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry contracted in August for the fifth month in a row to its lowest level since July 2009, when the index was 36.5.
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