A Daily Grind by Bill Remes As consumers we don’t often think about the breakfast cereal we eat, the chocolate brownies we have for dessert, the beer (possibly two) we have on a Saturday afternoon, or even the ink used on $1 bills or in printer cartridges we have...
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Living Out Loud by Stephani Simon Standing on the sidelines and watching the ski race is not Sarah Richards’ style. As the daughter of a second generation business owner, you would think her career path into manufacturing would have been set like an Olympic race course. In reality, she...
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Planning for Continued Success by John Edson Research from the University of Miami Institute on Estate Planning indicates that only 30 percent of family businesses survive into the second generation, and only 12 percent survive into the third generation. That is a startling statistic if you own a closely...
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Benefits Gained by Andrew Skoog When I worked as a machinist, the shop owner got a kick out of throwing industry sales people out of his shop. Years later, when I started a career in distribution, I realized how much tooling and technology this shop could have used if...
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St. Paul Port Authority & Center For Energy and Environment by Pete Klein and Chris Plum This series is meant to provide you with the opportunity to read how selected MPMA members handle and manage various best practices within their company, giving you insight and information as a resource...
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A Sustainability I Can Do Something About by Paul Huot In this issue of Precision Manufacturing, the cover story and Best Practices on the Shop Floor column focus on sustainability and energy management. Energy conservation is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. It’s an area...
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Advertisers from our May / June 2012 print edition: A B A Water Systems, Inc. Arrow Cryogenics, Inc. Cass Screw Machine Products Company Carley Foundry, Inc. Duncan Company Dunwoody College of Technology Federated Insurance Haimer USA Hales Machine Tool, Inc. Hegman Machine Tool, Inc. Huot Manufacturing Company Industrial Waste...
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The Changing Marketing Landscape by Stephani Simon Everyone seems to be talking about social media these days. Whether its...
We were priveleged to have had a face to face meeting with Director Michaels of OSHA earlier this year....
Collecting control-system data beyond overall equipment effectiveness can help determine causes of downtime and inefficiencies to help achieve significant...
UMN Safety and Health Program for Small Manufacturers by Claudia Egelhoff In challenging economic times, employers often narrow their...
The Changing Marketing Landscape by Stephani Simon Everyone seems to be talking about social media these days. Whether its...
We were priveleged to have had a face to face meeting with Director Michaels of OSHA earlier this year....
Collecting control-system data beyond overall equipment effectiveness can help determine causes of downtime and inefficiencies to help achieve significant...
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