Three Factors to Understand Tool Coatings
Adhesion, thickness and morphology are three keys to understanding coatings on tools.
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September ISM Report Reaches Highest Level for the Year
Out look for Manufacturing, including Fabricated Metals, (which includes Precision Machining) and employment is improving according to the data.
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Find a Cool Career at Manufacturing Day
Check out what Precision Machining as a career can be like at the following PMPA company MFG Day 2013 open houses. Check out what Precision Machining as a career can be like at the following PMPA company MFG Day 2013 open houses List:
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Manufacturing Career$- No College Debt Required
A career in manufacturing can be rewarding, “It’s not work, it’s what I do for fun.”
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Central Screw Products- "Detroit is the Greatest Manufacturing Cluster on the Planet"
Think that Manufacturing is Dull Dirty Boring?
Guess again.
A visit to Central Screw Products / Detroit Gun Works will convince you that Manuafacturing is anything but! -
1912 8th Grade Exam- Fail Means No High School For You!
This test determined whether or not you would be moved on to high school. The two math questions would stymie many job seekers today.
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Consumer Price Index- Vs. Cadbury Egg
Real Urban consumers and precision machining shops are noticing stealth inflation despite the BLS’s official headline number. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. Are your costs for supplies up just 1.5% over the past year?
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Three Rules of Thumb
Three rules of thumb for fair treatment and honest dealings in business and in life.
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Vision of the Shop Of the Future- Jim Henderson
August 14th we published a post that asked the question-“What does the precision machining shop of the future look like?” We also posted the link to several relevant groups on LinkedIn. Jim Henderson, Continuous Improvement Consultant at Kalman Manufacturing replied to the discussion on the American Machinist Metalworking Group on LinkedIn. We think that you will…
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Earnings by College Major Compared to Precision Machining
We think it will be worth your time to investigate a career in Proecision machining- or any other craft like electrician, tool and die making, mechatronics, welding, robotics…
Successful completion of high school math algebra, geometry, trig is all that is needed to be able to do the math for precision machining.
Earnings and benefits are comparable to college- without the debt.