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March MBI Shows Fastest Growth in Two Years
With a reading of 55.9, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that conditions in the industry expanded in March for the third straight month and the fourth time in five months. This was the fastest rate of growth since March 2012.
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Clemson U. Grad Student Wins MTConnect Challenge
Valerie Pezzullo won $100,000—the top prize in a national contest designed to promote innovative uses of the MTConnect open operability standard—for her application that monitors cutting conditions to reduce or prevent chatter.
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Video: Cap Screws Not Required
An article with video highlights the quick-change advantages of a dovetail vise jaw interface.
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Experiences with ERP
Job shops reach a point in their growth when they need to face the issue of information management. Here are links to 10 shops’ experiences with enterprise resource planning software.
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91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ’s April Digital Edition Is Now Available
91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ’s April issue features results from the 2014 World Machine Tool Output and Consumption Survey, technical articles about data-driven manufacturing and a million-dollar job, workholding articles, automation case studies, turning equipment reviews, and more.
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Searching for Skilled Workers? Here’s Part of the Solution
In recent years, manufacturers have found it increasingly difficult to find trained, skilled employees, especially in the metalworking industry.
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Hydraulic or Pneumatic Actuation for Collet Blocks?
Collet-style workholding devices like collet blocks offer a number of benefits, but which actuating method is most appropriate for you?
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An Eye on the Inside
There are myriad applications for RFID technology. This article shows an atypical one—how it’s used to monitor the degree of contamination on a laser cutter lens so an operator doesn’t have to.
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Discover More—And I Did
The time I spent at the Discover More with Mazak Midwest event in Schaumburg, Ill. was designed to help attendees discover new tools and techniques for staying ahead of the manufacturing curve. Here are four good ideas that caught my attention.
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The Case for VTLs
The vertical lathe configuration offers advantages that go beyond large-part machining.
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Finishing Fillets
Consider these finish-machining techniques that can enable you to maximize material removal rates prior to completing accurate, tight-radii fillets.
Read MoreJob Shop ERP: What Should You Look For?
An independent ERP advisor offers seven points to consider when evaluating an ERP system’s functions and features.
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