Three of My Favorite and Most Shared Ideas to Get the Most from Drills in Your Shop
By: Miles Free -Keep the drill short; get the feed rate right; and replace the drill on schedule before it dulls.
Training the Next Generation: What Did You Do for Manufacturing Day this Year?
By: Miles Free -Manufacturing Day gives manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors to their communities, shed light on what manufacturing is and clear up any misconceptions regarding being a professional tradesperson in the modern age.
PMPA Member Swissturn/USA Finds Success in Customer Investment and Employee Training
Swissturn’s facility makeover is just one of many ways the company increases the productivity and well-being of its employees.
Recycling in the Precision Machining Industry
By: Miles Free -Tossing away an aluminum can wastes as much energy as pouring out half of that can’s volume of gasoline.
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By: Miles Free -Vacuum degassing treatments, along with various de-oxidation practices, are specified to control the amounts of dissolved gases in the steel.
Trends in Advanced Industries: Brookings Institute
By: Miles Free -The Brookings Institute has prepared a comprehensive report on America’s Advanced Industries, or industries that invest at least $450 per worker in R&D and employ at least 20 percent of their workforce in STEM-intensive occupations.
PMPA Member Huron Automatic Screw Co. Finds Success in Strategic Planning and Reliability
A major turning point in Huron Automatic’s success began about 20 years ago, when the company started to invest more time in its strategic planning.
Is it Supply or Demand that Drives Our Business?
By: Miles Free -The Great Recession, which lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, established conclusively for me that it is demand and not supply that determines our businesses’ success. (NBER, 2010).
OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards – FY 2015
By: Miles Free -Think of your efforts here as an investment in ‘Penalty Prevention.’
We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us
By: Miles Free -Why we shouldn’t blame the millennials for their lack of success at work.