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Don’t lean on a three-legged table
- By Joe Thompson
- Oct 25, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
Automation, machine monitoring, digital transformation, and sustainability all are necessary in the shop of tomorrow.
Shutdowns, running at capacity, and everything in between
- By Joe Thompson
- Sep 20, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
Business growth happens by reducing red tape, lowering taxes, creating a business environment that attracts global capital, and developing a highly skilled workforce.
Your best sales asset is you
- By Joe Thompson
- Aug 24, 2022
- Management
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With a clear business vision that is reflective of how much you care, growing your client base should take less effort and pay off more.
Supplier Side Talk: Mazak Corp. with Greg Papke
- By Joe Thompson
- Aug 1, 2022
- Metalworking
- Article
The Mazak Ez Series, which was designed and built in Kentucky, is marketed as affordable access to Mazak reliability, accuracy, and performance.
Does manufacturing need rebranding?
- By Joe Thompson
- Jul 19, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
Skilled tradespeople are in high demand. That’s no secret to those of you that have tried to hire skilled, semi-skilled, or any kind of labour recently.
Budget fails manufacturers … again
- By Joe Thompson
- Jun 10, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
During budget season, every industry sector and business type hopes for the kind of help only federal assistance can provide.
Calling all Canadians: Save Juno Beach
- By Joe Thompson
- Jun 6, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
French developer Foncim wants to build 70 beachfront condo units just metres from the Juno Beach Centre, which honours Canada’s 45,000 war dead.
Open minds lead to open doors
- By Joe Thompson
- Apr 28, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
The 15th annual Joint Open House takes place May 4-5, 2022, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Supplier Side Talk: KBC Tools & Machinery
- By Joe Thompson
- Apr 18, 2022
- Cutting Tools
- Article
Editor Joe Thompson spoke with KBC President Paula Bass about the company’s direction and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected purchasing trends.
Is manufacturing at an evolutionary crossroads?
- By Joe Thompson
- Mar 22, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
Shops that are hesitant to enter their next phase need to understand that they can’t stay the same forever.
Industry Update: Aerospace news for 2022
- By Joe Thompson
- Mar 7, 2022
- Made In Canada
- Article
A new report shows that in 2020 the Canadian aerospace industry contributed over $22 billion to the country’s GDP and employed close to 207,000 workers.
Know your machine shop jargon
- By Joe Thompson
- Feb 15, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
Jargon is not slang, which typically is a less formal version of a word or saying. It’s simply the words and expressions members of a profession use in their day-to-day work.
Supplier Side Talk: Iscar
- By Joe Thompson
- Feb 14, 2022
- Cutting Tools
- Article
Iscar is the largest of the 15 companies that make up the International Metalworking Companies Group and is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
Manufacturing’s new era requires new tools
- By Joe Thompson
- Jan 18, 2022
- Management
- Blog Post
A new web-based instructional tool has just launched that aims to help manufacturers solve both their everyday problems, as well as aid in bigger-picture executive skills development.
Technology Spotlight: Additive manufacturing module
- By Joe Thompson
- Jan 13, 2022
- Metalworking
- Article
The MOC system helps monitor, optimize, and control the AM build process by revealing highly detailed information about the melt pool.
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