It’s no secret there is a shortage of skilled laborers for manufacturing and technical jobs. In fact, according to a Production Machining article, the “labor shortage appears to be slowing job growth. Year-over-year job growth is now only at 1.6 percent, down from 2.3 percent in February 2015.” In this same period, job demand was…
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In hydraulic systems one of the most often overlooked preventative maintenance measure is a good fluid quality control program. This is surprising because within the service center we see over 80 percent of all wear related failures are caused by particulate contamination within the power fluid. Understanding fluid quality loss and preventing outside materials from…
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“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” — Sir Isaac Newton Manufacturing is constantly evolving, with manufacturers relying on a combination of necessity and research to improve current materials by creating new ones to meet emerging design challenges. Metals, plastics, and glass are common manufacturing materials,…
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Manufacturing is making the news again, but this time, it’s a little different. Rather than announcing a new rule or regulation, the Trump administration is expected to announce a plan to reduce manufacturing requirements with a plan to strengthen industry growth. While numbers haven’t yet bounced back from pre-Great-Recession levels, manufacturing jobs make up 8.5%…
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There are obvious costs to replacing machinery, and choosing when to replace instead of repair is a topic we’ve covered in the past on multiple occasions. Factors include obsolete equipment, health/safety concerns, risk of machinery failure and many more. What about the easily overlooked, secondary costs of replacing your machinery? Learning Curve Even if a…
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Because we service such an extensive range of products we see repairs coming from a very wide breadth of industries. While repairs coming from most manufacturers are fairly straightforward, some industries more than others have very specific challenges they must overcome to properly maintenance their equipment as well as needing to make sure their repair…
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President Trump’s decision last week to have the United States withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement dominated headlines around the world. Opinions on the decision are incredibly divisive, with one side claiming it’s a step in the wrong direction for actionable climate change and the other side saying it will help the U.S. focus on…
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In our ever-changing technological world, nothing can be expected to stay the same, except for great customer service. Regardless of the decade, industry, or interaction, customers deserve and demand top-notch care and service. Manufacturing is no different. In fact, excellent customer service may be even more necessary in our online world than it once was….
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Automation revolutionized the industrial world, and its influence has only grown as our technology has advanced and the human need to grow and expand to new heights has continued unabated. Automation has made industry faster, safer and more efficient. It has enabled workers to do more in a shorter time with less stress. As the…
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Ever since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been a key industry in America. Factories started with textiles, but were soon producing everything from furnaces to clocks to sewing machines. Over time, cities along what was then called the “manufacturing belt” struggled to keep up with new economic and social conditions, declining into what is now…
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