PODCAST – Look At Your Chips
Released January 17, 2022.
Some people read tea leaves and Miles Free reads chips. Find out why you should be looking at your chips just as much as your parts!
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Published April 2017 By Miles Free III The precision machining industry, NAICS 332721, is composed of 3,682 shops in the United States. Our shops are also called “job shops” or “contract manufacturers.” VIEW ARTICLE
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