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Reshoring: It’s Going to Happen Anyway
Yesterday at Gardner Publications’ head office in Cincinnati, Ohio, Harry Moser spoke for over an hour to an audience that included manufacturers, manufacturing buyers, and equipment suppliers. His topic was the reshoring of American manufacturing.
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Do Machining Facilities Make a Good Impression?
We heard back from one of our readers who agreed that people have the false impression that shops are dirty, dreary and loud places to work.
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Pull Boring Highlights the Capability of Deep Hole Making
Pull boring enables users to achieve remarkable straightness in deep holes. A variation of this technique is also effective when maintaining consistent wall thickness (in long, cast pipes, for example) is top priority.
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Industrial Production Grows for 17th Consecutive Month
Consumer durable goods industrial production in May was up 4.7 percent compared to May 2010.
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Lighted Workstop Verifies Part Location
Electrifying the work allows a light to indicate whether the setup is correct. The simple solution turned into a standard product for this shop.
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Morris on Morris
Brad Morris is assuming a leadership role at Morris Group, Inc., which got its start as The Robert E. Morris Company exactly 70 years ago. At last week’s event celebrating the anniversary, Brad spoke about the company and how he intends to continue building its future as one of the country’s leading machine-tool distributorships.
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Trolls Beware!
In most cases, the editors of our magazines spend their time writing about metalworking. However, thanks to Sandvik, some of our editors got a chance to wield a hammer and actually work metal.
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Addressing the Skills Shortage
A popular technical education conference and the president’s recent announcement of a new manufacturing training credentialing system provide reason for optimism amid the ongoing shortage of skilled workers.
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Mazak “Re-Ups” in the Southwest
The machine tool builder, located in Houston for 30 years, has opened a new, larger Southwest Technology Center to reaffirm its commitment to that area’s machining businesses.
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Machine Tool Sales Remain Strong
While the growth rate in machine tool sales may not have peaked yet, the leading indicator is showing that the growth rate of machine tool sales should peak this summer.
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How About Just a Little Lights-Out?
Running 24/7 might not be necessary for your shop. But what if you added a couple extra unmanned hours?
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Can You Weld Aluminum Foil?
Although we primarily focus on the chip-making operations shops perform, this welding “parlor trick” on Miller Electric’s website is worth a look-see.
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