Desktop Additive Manufacturing2012-05-14 Author: Editor From: Modern Machine Shop The number of manufacturers producing end-use parts through additive manufacturing is relatively small, but the number of manufacturers seriously considering doing this is large. What will it take for some of these companies to add this direct digital production to their capabilities? Hyperlink to Original Source
7 Clever Email Campaigns That Get Customers Buying Again2012-05-12 Author: Corey Eridon From: blog.hubspot.com What's an email remarketing campaign, you ask? Pretty much what it sounds like ... you send an email marketing campaign to a lead or customer in your database that encourages them to purchase from you again. And ecommerce businesses that don't leverage remarketing campaigns are missing a huge revenue opportunity -- according to Practical eCommerce, only 5% of new customers that make a purchase with a company return to the site, and only 3% make a second purchase. Them's not good odds. Hyperlink to Original Source
Does Manufacturing Deserve Special Treatment?2012-05-10 Author: Alan Rooks, Editorial Director, Cutting Tool Engin From: IMTS Web-site Manufacturing has been one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy. While the tepid recovery is continuing, manufacturing is growing much faster than the overall economy. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said that its index of manufacturing activity reached 54.8 in April. That’s the highest level since June 2011 and up from 53.4 the previous month. Readings above 50 indicate expansion.
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Disruptive Technologies: Additive Manufacturing2012-05-10 Author: Tim Shinbara, Technical Director, AMT From: IMTS Web-site Over the past 36 years technology’s basic definition has not significantly changed. (Personally, I like Webster’s 1976 3rd edition: the totality of the means employed by a people to provide itself with the objects of material culture.) What has changed is the increasing number of applications that are now associated with “technology.” In fact, some of these new areas of application are so novel that such technologies have been described as disruptive to the current way of doing business; this time disruptive is a good thing! Hyperlink to Original Source
Why Your Business Still Needs Newsletters2012-05-07 Author: Angela West From: PCWorld Marketing gurus pushed email newsletters hard back in the days before social networking. If you believe everything you read online these days, you'd think that Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other Web 2.0 services have left such vehicles in the virtual dust. Not so. Nor has the scourge of spam destroyed newsletters' effectiveness. Email marketing still achieves huge results--and pairing an effective email newsletter with a social media campaign can snag many more customers for your business than relying on social media alone.
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Shop Gains Process Control with Automation 2012-04-23 Author: Chris Koepfer, Editor-in-Chief From: Production Machining Automation at the company has typically involved basic effective systems such as bar feeders, parts catchers and machine tool pallet-changing capability along with automatic in-process gaging. But recently, the shop took automation a step further with the installation of its first stand-alone robot that works within a new turning machine cell. Hyperlink to Original Source
How Do Moldmakers Get into Automation?2012-04-18 Author: John Lucier / Automation Manager / Methods Machine From: MoldMaking Technology Although moldmakers are not typically running high part volumes in production environments, there are important reasons to consider automation. Hyperlink to Original Source
Auto EDM Wire Changers Compete at the High End2012-04-15 Author: Matt Danford, Editor From: Modern Machine Shop The time could be ripe for U.S. shops to consider a technology that has already caught on in select overseas markets—devices that enable EDM users to quickly and automatically swap wire types and diameters. Benefits of the automatic wire changer (AWC) include faster cycles, reduced operating costs and longer unattended runs, says Ken Baeszler, product manager at GF AgieCharmilles (Lincolnshire, Illinois). He adds that this capability is especially useful for efficient wire EDM cutting of small internal radii. Hyperlink to Original Source
New Coating, Additive Concepts for Defect- and Residue-Free Castings2012-04-02 Author: Reinhard, Christian, Carlos, Friedhelm From: Foundry Management and Technology Veining (aka, finning) has been a perennial problem for certain types of ferrous castings produced with chemically bonded sand cores. Engine blocks and heads may exhibit veins in narrow oil and water passageways that are difficult to remove, and could cause blockage and engine failure. Hyperlink to Original Source
The Attraction of Magnetic Filtration2012-03-28 Author: Neil Fowler / marketing manager for Eclipse Magnet From: American Machinist Efficient performance of coolants and lubricants is a challenge to engineers and machine tool operators — in terms of process efficiency, operating cost, and environmental compliance. Hyperlink to Original Source
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