MMS Blog
“Top Shops” Human Resources Honoree Offers Two Creative Tips for Employee Prospecting
Go to where you might discover the candidates who could turn into strong players in your shop. You have to plant seeds, the shop owner says.
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Manufacturing News of Note: September 2017
Schunk to add square footage and jobs to its U.S. headquarters, a pre-apprenticeship program for women commences 11 graduates, and other industry news.
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Wastewater Treatment: Why Companies Should Care and What They Can Do About It
Shops and plants should be concerned about wastewater treatment for many reasons, and the best way to turn genuine concern into effective solutions starts with an awareness of current options for wastewater-treatment equipment.
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Using Hybrid Additive Manufacturing, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement
An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.
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Gardner Business Index: Metalworking August 2017 – 54.7
Modest but consistent backlog growth is an indicator of future machine tool sales.
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Shop Greenery Gives New Meaning to “Plant” Floor
Plants assist with the mood of the shop and quality of the air. Here are a few additional innovations at the shop we covered this month for its application of data-driven manufacturing.
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Grinding Center Sharpens Gear Tools
Gear Expo 2017: Haas will feature the Multigrind five-axis grinding center, which was designed for manufacturing and sharpening gear tools such as hobs.
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Buying an HMC: What Makes Horizontal Machining Centers Different
Is it time to move up to a horizontal machining center? Let’s consider some of the structural, application and design factors that differentiate HMCs from vertical machines.
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Understanding the Different Choices in Metal and Fluid Recycling
This recorded presentation discusses options including separators, shredders, briquetters, centrifuges, and above- and below-ground chip handling.
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Video: Functional Excavator Features 3D-Printed Components
The cab, arm and heat exchanger were all 3D printed on the first excavator to feature major components produced additively.
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Are There Really No Stupid Questions?
Maybe. Sometimes the asker just needs to be encouraged to think through a situation more thoroughly to come up with his or her own answers.
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Wet-Machining of Composites Crosses Boundaries
Although composite machining has traditionally been performed dry, new coolant technology has proven to prevent delamination, increase tool life and reduce health risks.
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