Overall Equipment Efficiency and Your Precision Machining Shop
Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) is a good place to start if you are looking to improve your shop’s performance and competitiveness.
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Finally, a Blog on Additive in Precision Machining
Finally – Additive Technology (3-D Printing) application worth blogging about.
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July 2017 ISM-PMI Solid Report Despite Slight Softening From June
Solid ISM PMI report for July Manufacturing bodes well for precision machining
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June 2017 Business Trends Report- Strong Sales of Precision Machined Products
PMPA Business Trends Index is strongly positive for industry shipments, our Sales Index is up almost 10% over last year’s full year average.
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Strong ISM PMI Report for June 2017
The June ISM PMI and related Indexes showed a much stronger manufacturing performance for June than most analysts expected. This agreed with PMPA Business Trends’ forward looking indicators for Sales.
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OSHA Finally Clarifies Online Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
They never even put money in the budget for computers, but the department of Labor is sure that your Injury and Illness records belong online.
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May 2017 ISM PMI- About The Same, And That's OK
Manufacturing and Fabricated Metals Industry grew slightly in May 2017 , and that’s fine with us.
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Effective Communication- Congressional Plant Tour Pioneer Service Inc.
Pioneer Service Inc. recently hosted US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra along with Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) representatives John Bradarich and Jim Dunbar for a tour and discussion of workforce and other issues faced by small precision machining companies. The discussion also covered the support and resources brought by IMEC, the…
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OSHA Mandatory Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Delayed
No apparent means for OSHA to actually accept the Electronic Injury and Illness Reports that they ordered industry to file starting July 1, 2017. Why no entry in the federal register, OSHA?
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OSHA Mandatory Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Delayed
No apparent means for OSHA to actually accept the Electronic Injury and Illness Reports that they ordered industry to file starting July 1, 2017. Why no entry in the federal register, OSHA?