17 Indicators that Drive Your
Shop's Performance
18 PMPA Member Smith &
Richardson Manufacturing Finds
Success in Employee Training and
Equipment Investment
19 The Need for Professional
Development
20 PMPA 2018 Management Update
Conference: Concrete and
Implementable Takeaways
21 Top 10 OSHA Violations this Year
Features
ON THE COVER:
30 Two New Twists on Thread Whirling
read whirling as a metalworking process dates to the 1940s.
Recently, developments in production speeds, based on this
increasingly popular process, are impacting thread manufacturers.
By Chris Koepfer
34 First-Class Manufacturing with Additive
Close attention to detail and automation of key processes is
helping this shop earn its place as a leader in the 3D printing
industry. By Chris Felix
Columns & Departments
6 Turning Point
8 My Turn
10 Information Technology
12 News
14 Precision Machining Index
24 About Your Business
39 Products
43 Marketplace
47 Ad Index
48 Last Word
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Tech Brief
26 Moving Toward a Smart Factory
with Manufacturing Analytics
Special Report
28 Manufacturing Outlook Sees Growth and Transformation
DECEMBER 2017
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Volume 17 Issue 12
ABOUT THE COVER:
Thread whirling has proved its mettle as a stable process since the
1940s. PH Horn has recently developed two new methods to take
better advantage of the inherent production capabilities
of thread whirling.
CONTENTS
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