Recently added articles from Modern Applications News:
'Future shock?' We ain't got no steenking future shock: we've come a long way in almost 40 years. Not only do we expect change, we demand it.(EDITOR'S CORNER)
May 01, 2009; ... Back in the 1970s, Alvin Toffler, a futurist--whatever that is--wrote a book entitled Future Shock. It was about how change, both technologically and culturally, was happening so fast that people were being shocked by not only the changes, but the rate of change as well. He described it as ...
It's not a tangled web: establishing a shop's basic presence on the web is easy and can help grow a unique business identity.(BUILDING THE 21ST CENTURY JOB SHOP)
May 01, 2009; ... Manufacturing has seen remarkable advances in how products and goods are manufactured, especially since the introduction of the personal computer. It has fueled obvious advancements such as CAD and CAM, but also in the way vendors and customers communicate. It's important for a shop to ...
Probing the unknown: use of a measuring probe and CNC measuring cycles can make life much easier than finding the zero point manually.(CONTROLLING INTEREST)
May 01, 2009; ... In CNC production, it is common to measure tools and workpieces by hand on the machine. The zero point is determined by scratching, and the values are entered into the CNC system. This method is prone to error and is expensive and time-consuming. It also requires a steady hand. Using a ...
Formulating success--part III: dealing with offshore competition, and winning, means examining what a company does best and then formulating a strategy to play to that strength. This is the third of a three-part series.(GROWING THE JOB SHOP)
May 01, 2009; ... The prices quoted by offshore sources look so attractive that many manufacturers believe there is no way to compete by remaining in the U.S. Here is part three of an example of a company--Baldor Electric Co., Fort Smith, AR,--that not only is facing offshore competition, but winning. ...
Industrial distribution market weak, but may be stabilizing.(Industry News)
May 01, 2009 ... A survey of industrial distributors shows weak markets, but also a possible stabilization in the industrial sector based upon an uptick during the January-February time frame, according to Longbow Research analyst Eli Lustgarten. Among industrial distributors surveyed, 21 ...