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Christopher Tate

Christopher Tate is the owner of Tate Engineering, a Natchez, Mississippi, firm that helps manufacturers solve efficiency problems. Tate, who earned master's degree in industrial technology from Mississippi State University, has 32 years of experience in the metalworking industry.

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Power Generation: Machining Big, Heavy, Expensive Components
Article July 15, 2026 Christopher Tate
Power Generation: Machining Big, Heavy, Expensive Components
‘Everything is big, heavy and expensive’ for shops serving the energy industry. By Christopher Tate Each segment of manufacturing has unique characteristics. Automotive machining is characterized by high volume and low margins. Aerospace is highly regulated with tight tolerances. Medical machining is also highly regulated with difficult to machine alloys.
Thinking About Automation?
Article December 15, 2025 Christopher Tate
Thinking About Automation?
Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.

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