Management

Recognizing all that is good

12/01/2015

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Addressing weighty issues is an important part of the Manager's Desk column, and there will be no shortage of them to debate and discuss in 2016.

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Words with friends

12/01/2015

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Matthew Jaster

Jim Carr and Jason Zenger breakdown the manufacturing industry with their "MakingChips" podcasts.

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Lean drives modularity

10/01/2015

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Christopher Tate

Cutting Tool Engineering's Shop Technology column in October addresses how lean manufacturing principles have changed the way engineers program machine tools and select tooling.

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Even with a good fourth quarter and my natural optimism, reports from contacts at some of our larger customers concern me, reports the Manager's Desk columnist in the October issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Future of manufacturing

10/01/2015

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Alan Richter

CTE Editor Alan Richter visited the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute at Chicago’s Goose Island in September for a peek into the future of manufacturing at an event coordinated by Blaser Swisslube Inc.

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Private equity funds, venture capitalists partner with precision parts manufacturers poised for growth

10/01/2015

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Alan Richter

Running a successful machine shop takes more than having advanced machine tools, high-performance cutting tools and machinists that boost productivity. A manufacturer of precision metal parts might also need a strategic partner that has the network, expertise and — last but not least — capital to penetrate new markets, overcome capacity constraints and make investments to help the business grow.

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What's new from Fastenal at IMTS 2014

Fastenal offers an overview of its newest vending technology at IMTS 2014.

THINBIT Kaiser Tool Co. celebrates 50th anniversary

Interview with THINBIT Kaiser Tool Co. at IMTS 2014.

KOMET announces new partnership at IMTS 2014

KOMET Service North America, a partnership between KOMET of America and a variety of independent companies to service the KOMET brand of tools, welcomed Grinding Technology LLC to its list of partners at a special ceremony held during IMTS 2014. The Houston, Texas, company became the seventh partner to sign with KOMET Service since the launch of the service partnership at IMTS 2012.

Heule Tools celebrates 25 years

Heule Tools Corp., which celebrated its 25th anniversary at IMTS 2014, introduced two new products at the semi-annual trade show event. Gary Brown, president of Heule Tools Corp., North America, describes a new drilling line and the company's new counterbore tool said to be capable of creating back spot faces of more than 2x diameter.