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Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is “a key machining performance indicator.” It tells you how well your shop or plant is operating.
Read MoreA Show For Shops With Evolving Roles
Machine shops and mold makers are being asked to play a changing role in product development cycles. An upcoming event highlights strategies shops can apply to become more effective at the rapid manufacturing services their customers need.
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December 2009 Machine Tool Sales
On December 8th, the USMTC released its monthly report on machine tool orders. The report showed that December was by far the best month for machine tool sales in 2009. Both December unit and dollar sales were at their highest level in 2009.
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Dial Down or Dial Up?
Vibration analysis may be the machining center’s missing piece. If you haven’t performed this analysis on your high speed machine, you probably don’t know what the machine can do.
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The Promise of "High Cube" Machining
Tool paths and a new tool design provide an alternative to high speed machining for achieving high metal removal rates in hard metals on lighter-duty machines.
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Economics in One Lesson
Okay…so I can’t teach you economics in one lesson, but the title of this blog post just happens to be the title of one of my favorite books. “Economics in One Lesson” was written by Henry Hazlitt in the mid 1940s.
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Obama Visits Machine Shop
In January, EMC Precision Machining hosted a visit from President Obama.
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iPhone Apps for Machinists
Smart phone and machining technologies have collided…but in a good way.
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The Part as Art
A display case of sample parts is typical for contract shops. D1 Mold & Tool goes much further.
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When to Mill Keeps Changing
Technology improvements steadily expand the range of tool and die parts that justify high speed machining.
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There Are Apps For That, Too
These two iPhone apps provide manufacturing professionals and students with quick access to helpful cutting tool information directly from their smart phones.
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Automating Grinding Setups For Root Form Tools
An automated Form Tool Compensation system offers a streamlined way to set up root form cutter jobs on grinding machines while ensuring ground profile accuracy to as little as 2 microns.
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