People & Companies

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Thinking about and managing the risks of operating a job shop and machining parts is a straightforward process when using tools such as risk matrices and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Part Time, Ask the Grinding Doc

Lean manufacturing can benefit medium-size and larger companies by improving productivity and reducing quality problems and lead times. Benefits can be realized even in smaller, highly variable job shops through standardized work, balancing and flowing.

With so much of the news focused on manufacturing lost to China, India and elsewhere, Illinois ProTurn is growing, doubling in size, says Dan Lamz, president of the McHenry, Ill., shop. The majority of the shop's work is in the plastic injection mold industry, and Lamz says the company's forté is hard turning. View the video above to learn more about Illinois ProTurn's success and its ability to produce tight tolerance parts over and over again.

Watch how some companies are fighting the negative image of manufacturing with a clean, high-tech message aimed at youth.

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Shop Operations, Machine Technology, Part Time, Ask the Grinding Doc

Tool vending machines save money and provide other benefits.

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Manager's Desk, Machining Tips, Part Time, Ask the Grinding Doc