May 22, 2017 - Volume 11 Issue 07 |
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From Cow Chips to Cutting Chips Dave Karlstadt started his own machine shop in one building on a rural Ohio farm -- right next to the cows. But it wasn't long before he was concentrating on the metal chips, not the chips the cows "produced." Karlstadt credits his machine tool manufacturer, Okuma, for being one of the main reasons for his rapid growth and success. Full Article |
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Why Smart Manufacturing is a Dumb Idea "Smart Manufacturing" is definitely one of the trends in manufacturing that is widely praised and accepted as the future of the industry. However, Steven L. Blue doesn't see it that way. The President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity, a global supplier of mission-critical solutions in the transportation industry and author of the new book, "American Manufacturing 2.0: What Went Wrong and How to Make It Right," argues that this trend isn't all that smart. Full Article |
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