A. Pullmax is the trade name for an electric reciprocating machine made in Sweden. They have been around for decades, and have a broad range of uses. First, let's make a distinction between the ...

A small machine shop business can do general metal repair work or it can design prototype pieces for special orders. As the owner you decide what type of work you want to do and then figure out a way ...

Standard personal protective equipment for machine shops includes heavy-duty safety gloves, as well as safety glasses or goggles, and respirators. Walking into a machine shop without proper training ...

CNC machining operations generate a significant amount of noise. It’s a consequence of machines operating as they are meant to do. However, excessive noise levels present serious health risks for ...

HOLYOKE -- A manufacturer in Connecticut recently called James Sagalyn, owner of Holyoke Machine, looking for repairs on a giant drive shaft for one of the production machines in his shop. For the ...

State Auditor Rob Sand speaks to reporters Wednesday during a news conference in his office at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette) Buy Photo DES MOINES — A University of Iowa ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...

April Wilkerson moves heavy equipment into her new shop, including a powerful Sabre CNC machine. More Than 90 Republicans ...

As a military occupational specialty (MOS) 91E (allied trades specialist), I fabricate, repair, and modify both metallic and nonmetallic parts. Nine years ago, I was trained to use manual lathes and ...

A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday. Michele Dufault, ...