Machining
A Tale of a Woman Machinist
In yesterday’s Battle Creek Enquirer, Elizabeth Willis wrote an earthy portrait of Julie Eddy, a machinist for 24 years and now an adviser to local students. She says she first [...]
One auction in May, the machining world looked brighter
By Lloyd Graff Auction prices today are very hard to figure. I talked at length with Dennis Hoff of Hoff-Hilk Auctioneers about his May 26 sale at Bystrom Precision, a [...]
Inside the Swiss Screw Machine Industry
Paul Huber of Comex comments on the recent Bosch auction in which 75 Escomatics were sold by Asset Sales Corporation. Paul came to the U.S. as a Tornos service engineer [...]
The Advantage of Building Your Own
Derrick Perkins of Liberty Research in Gonic, New Hampshire, has a creative approach to customer acquisition. He targets a long running job which he feels he can refine and [...]
Thank God for Guns and Ammo!
By Lloyd Graff With the machining community so riddled with woe at the moment, the guns and ammo boomlet is manna from heaven. It’s a great time to be [...]
A Renaissance in Detroit
By Noah Graff Last week I went to Detroit to shoot a video spot for an advertiser of Today’s Machining World. A melancholy vibe permeated the city that I can [...]
Does downsizing stifle new ideas?
By Noah Graff, Mitchell Lee Marks, a teacher at College of Business at San Francisco State University, wrote an editorial in today’s New York Times challenging an often used company [...]
Waterjetting in Boston
The Celtics lost for the sixth time in eight games last night. Although that may be depressing for Bostonians, it’s a lot less gloomy news than what’s going on in [...]
Apple Embraces Precision Machining
Apple recently released their new MacBook notebook computers. The company put out an excellent video which spends a great deal of time discussing the machining of the computer’s unique one [...]
CNC Laser Engraving Thumbnails
In this Make Magazine podcast, a semi-demented man with an accent uses a CNC laser cutter to engrave a calendar on his thumbnail. I guess he has trouble keeping track [...]