Engineers Toy with Real Model Trains
By Robert Strauss Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 Charlie Smith weaves his Big Joe forklift through his warren of machinery as if he were the Pac-Man of an old video game....
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by Russell Ethridge Today’s Machining World Archives September 2006 Volume 02 Issue 9 Among many hats I wear, I handle human resources for a transmission remanufacturing facility with around 35...
View ArticleBirth of an Icon: The Story of WD-40
Today’s Machining World Archives September 2006 Volume 02 Issue 09 As testimonials go, it is hardly the usual. “I spray WD-40 on the hinges of my cooler so I can sneak a beer in the middle of the...
View ArticleEthics: Web Site Wandering
By Russell Ethridge Today’s Machining World Archives December 2006 Volume 2 Issue 12 Since you are responsible for information technology, this is your business, and ignoring it constitutes a...
View ArticleMilling Dollars Baby – Manufacturing Filmmaking Accessories
By Noah Graff Today’s Machining World Archives January/February 2011 Volume 7 Issue 1 Ten minutes into my interview with Jens Bogehegn and Steve Weiss, the co-founders and owners of Zacuto USA, a...
View ArticleAmerica’s Youth Reconsiders Manufacturing
Today’s Machining World Archives June 2011 Volume 07 Issue 05 By Jessica DuLong A highway route marker: “Detroit 75 North.” Smokestacks from a power plant puffing out steam. A blasted-out brick...
View ArticleThe Risks and Rewards of Offshoring for Smaller Manufacturers
Responding to customer demands Globalization. Whether you hate it or not, it’s dramatically changed the way business in the United States and elsewhere is done. Initially, only Fortune 500 companies...
View ArticleOrigins: Da Vinci’s Machines
By Alan Earls In this article, we look at Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketches of proto-machine tools, including lathes and screw machines, which he conceived hundreds of years before they were ever built....
View ArticleIs It Good: Conicity Technologies
In this interview, William Shaffer describes how his edge preparation machine addresses tool failure issues with an automated brush honing process. William Shaffer, vice president of Conicity...
View ArticleCelebrating America’s Love Affair with Machining
By Alan R. Earls The American Precision Museum is headquartered in a former armory that helped perfect the manufacture of interchangeable parts. Its collections showcase two centuries of American...
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