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Why are some CNC shops more successful than others? There could be many reasons why an individual shop fails or succeeds, but what are the common denominators among higher performing CNC shops? Surveys conducted by Gardner Research help us understand what highly successful shops are doing to grow by twice the national average with gross sales 20% higher.

Employee performance reviews can be valuable tools to help your CNC machine shop be more successful. However they must be done regularly and with adequate forethought or they can do more harm than good. Here are a few tips that can make the review process more beneficial for both you and your employees.

With over 150,000 machines installed worldwide in the past 31 years, all manufactured in a one million square foot facility in Southern California, Haas has a unique place among CNC machine tool builders. The company’s success comes from listening to the needs of CNC shops, like yours, and providing high value solutions. Here are 7 facts you should know if you are considering a CNC machine investment:

Live tooling on CNC turning machines expands a manufacturer’s options by enabling off-center, secondary operations such as drilling, tapping and end milling on the part face and around the diameter. As you might expect, there are a number of important considerations when adding live tooling to your existing or new CNC turning machines. Here are 6 such points to think about.

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.

Your Milwaukee Haas Factory Outlet is among nearly 200 manufacturing professionals exhibiting at the Wisconsin Manufacturing and Technology Show, October 6 – 8, 2015. You’ll find the Milwaukee HFO crew in booth # 1113.