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Celebrating 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
Is 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
Origins: 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
The 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.
Grand Design or Benevolent Creator?
When did the universe begin? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why are the laws of nature so finely tuned? Is this “Grand Design”
America’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
Milling 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,
Ethics: Drug Testing in the Workplace
Among many hats I wear, I handle human resources for a transmission re-manufacturing facility with around 35 employees, including office staff. Our management asked me
Ethics: 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
Ethics: Divided Loyalties
By Russell Ethridge Today’s Machining World Archives November 2006 Volume 02 Issue 11 My company submitted a proposal for rigging services as part of an
Birth 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
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