The sign’s message was clear enough: Please Do Not Touch. For some visitors, however, the temptation was too great. Here…
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Wednesday was the first night of the Jewish New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah. I took the day off from work,…
One of the definitive currents I see in the economy of the 2010s is the democratization of technology. Computers and…
Two months ago, Metal Seal Precision of Mentor, Ohio, had a fire. The incident is a warning to people who…
Having new shoes that you need to “break in” because they hurt your feet (or dealing with shoes that always…
I walked the floor of IMTS two days this week. I saw some impressive machine tools and robots, made some…
The International Manufacturing Technology Show, IMTS, takes place this week in Chicago. It has a lot of meaning and symbolism…
For those few people reading this who have been dwelling in a cave in Greenland all summer and still don’t…
With elections coming up we are hearing more talk about raising the minimum wage. In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel advocates…
As we diligently rub metal on metal, producing the stuff that makes the wheels roll smoothly, the big money in…