Gainers Outnumber Decliners 4 to 1
Index of Sales of Precision Machined Products is up strongly in January 2011 despite the Federal Reserve Board’s report of an 0.1% decline in Industrial Production.
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Where We Were, What Were We Thinking?
A video look at photos from 50 years of PMPA National Technical Conferences. Come join us in Columbus in April.
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Thomas Edison, 164 Years And What Do You Get?
After 130 years of lighting the world, the incandescent bulb has been outlawed by scolds and profiteers pushing expensive, hazardous mercury containing, compact fluorescent bulbs. Someone let me know when the 270 coal fired power plants close because of energy savings.
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A,B,C,D And Your Precision Machine Shop
Our shops pride themselves on using their technology to produce parts just-in-time. But there can be found in all of our shops some A,B,C,D Technology that is there for us just-in-case… Guest post by James Pryor, ASH,Inc. What DOES A,B,C.D have to do with making parts? The answer is Fire Extinguishers and the general principles of…
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Copper Prices- Record Prices, Rising Thefts
Copper prices have tripled since 2008, and thefts are skyrocketing as measured by news reports.
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Strong Manufacturing- Weak Construction
According to the latest ISM Purchasing Managers Report, the US manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in almost seven years in January. While US construction spending dropped to an annual rate of approximately $787.9 Billion- the lowest since July 2000.
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2010-Banner Year For Global Steel Production
Global steel production sets a new record!
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The Best We Can Do?
Asking GE to advise the USA on Domestic Job Creation is like asking Willie Horton to consult on Bank security.
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Distinguishing Bolts From Screws
Any externally threaded fastener which has the majority of the design characteristics which assist its proper use in a tapped or other preformed hole is a screw, regardless of how it is used in its service application.
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How Do You Know?
Modern Machine Shop, sister publication to Production Machining, is offerring a free, benchmarking opportunity to allow you to compare your shopfloor practices with other particpants. What are the leading practices that are enabling machining businesses to evaluate and improve their business?