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Shops that machine small parts may have the luxury of scrap, but we don’t,” says Don Covert, President of Covert Manufacturing. “Accuracy, speed, and a stable process are vital. Big parts take longer to machine, so you have to maximize the number of parts you finish in a day, without sacrificing quality and with as little scrap as possible....   Read more

Machine uptime is not a luxury; it's a necessity. Parts suppliers can no longer afford to have equipment break down or fall out of specification at all, at any time, for any reason....   Read more

One of the things I like best about my job here at the magazine is the chance I'm afforded to visit shops and plants. Rarely do I come away from such a visit without learning something. It may be a process I'd never witnessed. It may be an unusual application of technology, which allows the manufacturer to get a leg up on its competition....   Read more