Send shop guys to trade shows
Manager's Desk author Keith Jennings writes in his August 2014 Cutting Tool Engineering column that he believes sending shop personnel to IMTS is a wise investment.
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Tips for effective finish work
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton shares his tips for performing effective finish work in the July 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Getting big-company business: People & Companies
If growth is part of your business model, landing contracts from the big guys can help fuel that growth and generate healthy revenue streams.
You try and break it!
A testy welding test.
One good deed too many
It should be assumed that companies with blue-collar positions are social organizations looking to employ goofballs with troubled pasts.
Layout work tips and tricks
Tips and tricks for performing layout work.
Managing family dynamics: People & Companies
The dynamics at play when a machine shop is a family affair.
Defining the ‘welding shop’: General Industry Coverage
My first experience with welding was when my dad taught me to stick weld in the basement of our home. When I was about 9 years old, he came home with a new welding hood. I remember asking him who the hood was for and being mortified when he said it was for me.
Small items can have a big impact
Shop growth is much easier when your credit is solid, even with slight profitability, suggests Keith Jennings in his Manager's Desk column for the April 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Still more CNC lathe tips
Following the theme of the past two Shop Operations columns, here are some additional tips and tricks for operating a CNC lathe.
More on smart online marketing
Presented here is the second part of the Manager's Desk column about Web-based marketing. The first part appeared in the February issue.
More tips for operating a CNC lathe
Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC lathe in the February 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
