Deburring Techniques for Small Plastic and Precision Metals Parts Colin Weighman from Comco, Inc. Colin Weightman of Comco Inc. will take a look at different kinds of burrs: poisson and rollover (feather). This distinction helps determine the appropriate deburring methods and how to remove them. We explore a novel tool to effectively deburr small,…
Democratizing Manufacturing Data Graham Immerman from MachineMetrics Graham Immerman, VP of Marketing for MachineMetrics will explore how organizations are working with American manufacturers to better prepare their supply chains to respond rapidly and proactively to future supply chain disruptions, with an emphasis on the importance of democratizing manufacturing data. Data democratization is a tremendous…
Costing is a Science, Pricing is an Art: The Over-Engineered Quote The business strategy around estimating and quoting hasn’t changed much in 20 years. The same issues facing job shops in 1999 when Wayne Chaneski wrote his MMS column on Getting the Most From Your Quotations still hold true today. Most shops have…
Going Paperless in the New Manufacturing Environment: Opportunities to be Touchless Brady Stevens from Global Shop Solutions Brady Stevens of Global Shop Solutions will dive into the key aspects of making your shop floor paperless. The presentation will tackle common problems manufacturers are facing today, common benefits manufacturers get from being paperless, tools you…
IIoT Can Help You Successfully Reshore Production Dave Grafton from Ectobox Reshoring is a rising trend in manufacturing to handle some challenges with an offshored supply chain. Reshoring has significant benefits as well as some risks. A number of those risks such as cost, quality, and communication can be addressed by using manufacturing analytics…
Released September 21, 2020. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller discuss the World Trade Organization decision on the Administration’s 301 Tariffs on China as well as the implications of the walk back of the announced tariffs on Canadian Aluminum. SHOW NOTES
PMPA Town Hall (September 17, 2020) PMPA’s Cate Smith, Miles Free, Renee Merker and Carli Kistler-Miller host PMPA Members for a PMPA Town Hall where we provide you with an update on the status of your organization and the inner workings of how we continue to provide you with the latest and best information…
Understanding the Business Impact of the New DFARS Cybersecurity Requirements Elizabeth Niedringhaus from SSE, Inc. Join SSE as they discuss the potential business impact of the upcoming DFARS Cybersecurity requirements and what manufacturers working in the defense industry need to know and why they should prepare immediately. VIEW/DOWNLOAD
Released September 14, 2020. Miles Free & Carli Kistler-Miller dive into some more of the technical side of Precision Machining. In this episode they go over what to look for when diving into the world of heat treaters. SHOW NOTES
Let’s Talk Automation John Tuohy from FANUC America John Tuohy of FANUC America will review all things automation such as why you should automate your machine tools, myths of automation, challenges we face as machine shops, solutions to these problems and the next steps in automation. VIEW/DOWNLOAD