Published August 2007
By PMPA Staff
Automatic Products Corporation (APC) is a leading provider of precision-machined parts produced on automatic screw machines and CNC equipment.
Published May 2016 By PMPA Staff For almost 25 years, PartMaker Inc., a subsidiary of Autodesk’s Delcam unit, has worked tirelessly to stay on the cutting edge of CAD/CAM software solutions—even when the CNC industry was still catching up to it. VIEW ARTICLE
When heated below the lower critical temperature, steels will develop a temper color. This chart shows the temper colors obtained in a 0.95% carbon content steel at various temperatures.
September 2021 Craftsman’s Cribsheet #100 Built Up Edge (BUE) is the accumulation of workpiece material onto the rake face of the tool. This material welds under pressure and is separate from the chip. Schools teach that this is because the first material to contact the tool work-hardens, and hardness tests to confirmed this. Because BUE…
PMPA Speaking of Precision Podcast: New Thinking from the New Generation for the New Year Miles Free, Carli Kistler-Miller and David Wynn discuss how new thinking on continuous improvement can shape the future of our precision machining shops. Published January 1, 2024
Join PMPA’s Miles Free as he reviews the must-haves for your shop’s safety program under OSHA. More than just a list of OSHA’s most frequent violations, this session looks at what OSHA requires for our industry across the organization- reporting, training, what programs and documentation you need to have to demonstrate good faith in today’s…
Published June 2013 By Miles Free III The shortage of skilled workers in the machining trade is undeniable. VIEW ARTICLE