Is Efficiency Hurting Your Ability to Retain Employees?
Running an effective operation is optimal, and it promotes in-house training and upskilling opportunities. “In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener,” iconic UCLA men’s basketball coach John Wooden once said. “The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.” Put this in perspective: Moneypenny […]
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To GD&T Or Not To GD&T: Part I
Does GD&T Make Things Too Complicated? I write this blog each month and try to focus on how to convey to our readers what GD&T is and how we can better understand it. There’s always a question about how to apply and use a tolerancing system that is supposed to apply to all the mechanical […]
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How the U.S. Manufacturing Industry Can Gain Skilled Workers
A mother of a teenage boy sits weeping at a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting. Why is she sobbing uncontrollably? Has her son been suspended from school? Has he committed a crime while off school grounds? Is her child sick? Fortunately, the teenage boy is healthy and has always avoided trouble. She is despondent because her […]
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How The Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed America’s Supply Chain Network
Reshoring Could Prevent Future Shortages Of Key Goods. The U.S.-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic have made a few things abundantly clear: Relying on foreign manufacturers is a risky, challenging, and, oftentimes, unwise business practice. Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, many economists and academics argued that America was excessively reliant on foreign manufacturers, particularly […]
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Metalcraft Adds The “Honeycomb Machine” To Its Fleet Of World-Class Machines
The 5-axis C-Series fabricates complex parts in large quantities and multiple sizes. Denver-based Metalcraft, the only metalworking firm in Colorado with premium CNC machining, stamping, and sheet metal capabilities all under one roof, recently purchased C.R. Onsrud’s 5-axis C-Series to machine parts for its clientele, including a large company in the aerospace industry. The 5-axis […]
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Learning the World of GD&T: Part II
This month, let’s review some definitions and rules. Let’s imagine that we’re going to make a simple part in our machine shop. The foreman returns to the quality lab or machine shop from a morning production meeting holding a customer’s drawing for a small shaft that will be sold to a customer in the aerospace […]
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Learning the World of GD&T: Part I
I usually write blogs about how the symbols and rules that govern GD&T should be translated because it’s a system based on rules and definitions. What does parallelism mean? What rules govern datums used at maximum material boundaries? What exactly differentiates a regular feature of size from an irregular one? These questions are examples of […]
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Metal Stamping Versus Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication
Metal stamping and precision sheet metal fabrication are processes used to manufacture metal parts. While both processes have pros and cons, you must choose the most practical and efficient one for your project. Accordingly, let’s analyze metal stamping and precision sheet metal fabrication to determine which technique will best align with your design and production […]
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Progressive Die Stamping And Single-Stage Tooling
Metal fabrication and tooling experts are typically well-versed in the industry’s complicated terminology. Conversely, such business jargon can be confusing and, even worse, useless for individuals less familiar with metalworking. In case you fall into the latter category, we’ve decided to explain the processes, and detail the pros and cons associated with two of our […]
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