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Seeing Lean
A Northwestern shop has made a strong commitment to kaizen, so much so that it devotes 5 percent of company time to continuous improvement activities. This has led to multiple ideas that have enabled the shop to become more efficient and effective.
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Where Grinding Still Beats Hard Turning
For many critical applications, grinding remains the optimal machining process.
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When Reshoring Really Happens
Bob’s Design Engineering illustrates how a shop that used to be organized for short-run work transformed its process for ongoing production.
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Machine Tool Spending Up Again in 2013
Following a strong year for equipment spending by metalworking facilities, next year promises to be even stronger. Here is what we see.
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Video: Collaborative Manufacturing = “Cofacturing”
Federated Precision describes the next industrial revolution.
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Video: Multitasking Production at Straitline
Straitline Components recently automated the production of its newest product using a machine that is arguably the most versatile in the shop so far—a Doosan nine-axis multitasking turning center.
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Coolant Reclamation Unit on Call
Portability enables this coolant reclamation unit to be used on many different machines. Plus, it does its thing while the machine tool remains operating.
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Mori Seiki Manufacturing Facility Opens in Davis
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Mori Seiki Manufacturing, a recently completed machine tool factory in Davis, California. The factory, described as a $50-million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, is producing Mori Seiki NHX4000, NHX5000 and NHX5500 machines. The plant will also serve as a showplace of advanced manufacturing and automation.
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Nozzle Considerations
How coolant is delivered to a grinding wheel can greatly impact the overall grinding process.
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Ohio Shop Featured on CNNMoney
Blue Ash Tool & Die appears in a CNNMoney online feature in which business owners were asked to comment on the election outcome.
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FANUC FA America Celebrates 35 Years in the Americas
Founded in Japan in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of computer numerical controls. In 1977, FANUC USA was founded with headquarters originally in Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide service and support for imported machine tools with FANUC CNC systems. Now headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, FANUC FA America supports all of the Americas with 43 offices and service centers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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Passing the Baton
Production Machining Editor-in-Chief Chris Koepfer’s son recently got married. He remarked that raising a kid is similar to mentoring a co-worker. Successful efforts in both roles help bring hope to the future.
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