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What Annoys You The Most In The Media?
I watch the financial squawkers on TV while I’m sweating on the treadmill in the morning, but the relentless chirping about recession and doom is getting me down, which is not useful [...]
One on One: Fredkin Professor of Robotics, Dr. William L. “Red” Whittaker
Dr. William L. “Red” Whittaker is the Fredkin Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. He has developed robots for tasks such as space exploration, volcano interior exploration, and assessment [...]
I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now
-Barack Obama is Jimmy Carter without the sweater. -World Book and the Encyclopedia Britannica would become almost completely obsolete. -Split finger fastballs are arm killers. -Pickled beets in horseradish are [...]
I Hate That Machine
I received a call from an old business associate recently who wanted to talk about a piece in Today’s Machining World. It was a pleasant enough conversation, but all I [...]
Ethics: Divided Loyalties
By Russell Ethridge Today’s Machining World Archives November 2006 Volume 02 Issue 11 My company submitted a proposal for rigging services as part of an engineering firm’s bid to layout [...]
Tiger Fires Caddy, Why Do We Care?
Recently Tiger Woods fired his longtime caddy Steve Williams. It became a big story in the sports media because Williams had high visibility at Tiger’s many triumphs, and I would [...]
The Risks and Rewards of Offshoring for Smaller Manufacturers
Responding to Customer Demands Globalization. Whether you hate it or not, it’s dramatically changed the way business in the United States and elsewhere is done. Initially, only Fortune 500 companies [...]
5 Factors To Analyze Work
Here are 5 factors to keep in mind when analyzing work. 1. Focus on the process. In my experience, it is seldom the people. If you start with the work instructions [...]
The Wizard of HAAS
Gene, how did you get into this business? When I was in high school I worked in a machine shop. I started out sweeping fl oors. This is before child [...]
America’s Back on Track
I was talking with a client recently who was happy to relate how his company was doing. The firm makes brass and steel fluid handling hardware sold at big box [...]