Production Machining

NOV 2016

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20 PRODUCTION MACHINING :: NOVEMBER 2016 Helping Precision Machine Shops Be More ProducƟ ve and Profi table our scrap before shipping it out to recyclers, so our oil and metalworking fl uids are recovered and recycled as well. Metalworking fl uids, cleaning solvents and other petroleum- based products used in our shops are also controlled, recycled and/or manifested for off-site reclamation. recycled and/or manifested for off-site reclamation. Our tooling contains tungsten carbide, and a number of our industry vendors have recycling programs for these as well. industry vendors have recycling programs for these as well. The precision machining industry is also compliant with a The precision machining industry is also compliant with a number of international initiatives, including ELV (end of life vehicles), RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) and many others. Our shops are signifi cant and important and many others. Our shops are signifi cant and important suppliers to European companies who, along with their suppliers, must comply with these regulations. Recycling in the Precision Machining Industry Continued from page 17 Recycling has been a way of life in the precision machining industry for a long, long time." " To grow and profi t today, you have to work smarter. You have to relentlessly eliminate waste. PMPA is the way to expand your knowledge and increase your capabilities in order to grow your business. Through daily interaction with PMPA staff members, you have access to our expertise on important issues. You're also able to tap the collective knowledge of your peers: those who have "been there" and "done that." Through the meetings, resources and online connections, reports and more, we give you the tools to grow. We look at emerging markets and let you know what's hot and what's not. PMPA programs help you understand your markets so you can make sense of the issues. And we provide relevant information to help you make informed decisions. Why Join GROW! Why Join PMPA? YOURCAREERFACTS.COM PMPASPEAKINGOFPRECISION.COM 2 GREAT BLOGS! When users look at our high precision, highly engineered and often human safety critical precision machined parts, and often human safety critical precision machined parts, they see new and shiny. And that is correct. But the metallurgists and process engineers in our industry But the metallurgists and process engineers in our industry will tell you that the atoms in that "shiny and new" product have been recycled many, many times by the various metal refi ning processes, where smelting makes all things new again, eliminates impurities and adds the elements needed to customize the recipe to the grade ordered. Scrap materials from our shops, such as steels, stainless steels, tool steels and carbide, brasses, bronzes, copper alloys and aluminum, are all recycled to become the feedstock for high-precision components or replacement tooling that our shops will fabricate or use to produce our next order. Recycling is an important aspect of our industry. If you look Recycling is an important aspect of our industry. If you look Recycling is an important aspect of our industry. If you look at something as waste, it is one. If you look at something as a resource that can be recycled, you'll fi nd that it is that as well. Sustainability is more than recycling. It is about making smart decisions that will help your business grow and remain smart decisions that will help your business grow and remain viable despite the challenges that it will face. The decision to recycle, however, is not really a decision in our industry. It to recycle, however, is not really a decision in our industry. It has been our industry's way of life for a long, long time. has been our industry's way of life for a long, long time.

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