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The Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC) is a cooperative of over 1200 educational institutions including high schools, technical schools, colleges and universities that teach manufacturing technology through hands-on classes. The HTEC Network is a free membership-based program that enables educators who use Haas equipment in their classes to tap into the wealth of experience available from Haas and local Haas Factory Outlets, as well as interface with other HTEC member schools.

When machine tools are not making chips you’re not making any money. Fortunately you can reduce or eliminate the main reasons machines go down with these 7 ways to reduce CNC machine tool service costs.

When Toyota developed its Total Production System (TPS), generally known as “Lean”, it identified 7 areas of waste that must be continuously monitored:

Investing in new equipment is no small matter for a CNC machine shop. Especially in the case of a machine tool or machining center. Making the right purchase can increase throughput, reduce your cost of operation and improve part quality and customer delivery time. So there’s a lot riding on your decision. Which means you need to ask yourself some important questions about the kind of machine you need including:

As business owners we have a tendency to get wrapped up in our day-to-day activities and may find it difficult to spend time looking for new customers. That is until the pipeline dries up and we start scrambling to bring in more business.

Few would argue the value of a good education. In fact many believe that the majority of our society's woes could be greatly improved if our educational system was more effective and efficient.

We’ve all seen the headlines about major retailers, financial institutions and even government agencies attacked by cyber thieves and spies. Most of us know someone who is a victim of identity theft. But what if someone accessed your business data? Could they disrupt your CNC machine shop business activities? Learn trade secrets? Or cause severe damage to your credit rating and customer relationships? Sadly, it happens all too often, and frequently because we don’t exercise greater care with the passwords we rely upon to safeguard important information. Here are 7 common password mistakes and how to avoid them:

Over the past several years titanium alloys have become a popular choice for structural and other parts for the aerospace and other industries. However working with titanium is challenging due to its physical characteristics and chemical composition. For example, titanium is a poor conductor of heat and more heat is generated when machining titanium than many other metals.

Every new part brings its own set of challenges to the machinist. Not the least of these is the metal to be cut, milled or drilled. Extremely hard metals like H-13, S-7, M-2, or CPM, and exotic metals like Titanium, Inconel® or Incoloy® can be particularly difficult.

Carefully monitoring costs is not a matter of choice for CNC machine shops. It’s a necessity. A modest increase in material, labor or cycle times can mean the difference between a competitive bid and a losing one. In the same way, any cost savings may help a shop win and retain customers as well as adding to the profit line on the P&L statement.