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Blog: Reliable Unattended Production: Run More Profitably & Automatically

May 7, 2019 6:56 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Most people are familiar with Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART technology)—in the form of many consumer devices such as mobile phones, fitness wristbands, and home thermostats. Companies in the manufacturing industry are rapidly incorporating this technology into everyday operations with a network of small, affordable, internet-connected computers and sensors (IIoT). Applying these internet-enabled, data-driven devices to the industrial [...]


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Blog: Protecting Your Workforce

March 18, 2019 1:21 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Accidents and injuries in the workplace are going down in the US, but the costs associated with them continue to go up. There is a long way to go in reducing these costs, especially in certain areas of the metalworking industry. Fortunately, there are solutions available to decision-makers when they choose to seriously consider the application and benefits provided [...]


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Blog: Good Housekeeping’s Positive Effect on Profit, Productivity, and Purpose

March 15, 2019 5:55 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The United States the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration states that good housekeeping in the workplace not only creates a cleaner, safer workplace, but also promotes positive behaviors, habits and attitudes. However, to fully reap the benefits, the administration recommends that good housekeeping be maintained throughout the workday. This helps to avoid the physical consequences [...]


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Blog: Back-End Solutions That Move Profit Margins in a Positive Direction

February 21, 2019 6:55 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Metalworking operations are often faced with unavoidable costs that are beyond their control. Two of the largest this year have been tariffs, and the cost of cutting fluids. Fortunately, there are many back-end solutions to help offset these costs that will add more value to metal scrap and spend fluids, and move profit margins in a positive direction. Machine [...]


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White Paper: Getting the Most Value from Metal Scrap and Spent Fluids

February 21, 2019 5:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

When market factors reduce profit margins, metalworking operations should consider shifting their capital expenditures to back-end process systems.By Mike Hook, Sales & Marketing Director, PRAB   Introduction In 2010, Modern Machine Shop magazine released its inaugural “Top Shops” benchmarking survey. Intended as an annual method for metalworking shops to compare their key performance indicators [...]


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Blog: 3 Automated Metalworking Equipment Solutions Can Help You With the Skilled Worker Shortage

February 18, 2019 3:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Thanks to a strong economy and a healthy construction market, metalworking operations aren’t struggling to find work these days. Unfortunately, the dwindling number of highly skilled workers with deep industry knowledge poses a more severe problem that must be dealt with to ensure that productivity keeps pace with demand. According to industrial supply company Grainger, 59% of metalworking firms [...]


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White Paper: Waste Stream Management in the Midst of a Limited Workforce

February 18, 2019 3:02 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Solving metalworking waste stream issues as retaining employees becomes more difficult.By Mike Hook, Sales & Marketing Director, PRAB Introduction The metalworking industry faces many uncertainties amid a changing economic climate. Already confronting the probability of slowed economic growth going into 2020,1 financial expectations became even more uncertain as the coronavirus outbreak spread worldwide. In [...]


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White Paper: PRAB Evaporation Technology

February 12, 2019 7:26 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Drastically Reduce Your Disposal Costs Economical Separation Solutions for Industrial Wastewater Treatment Evaporation, or distillation, is a separation process that takes advantage of the changing physical states of water, or other solvents, from liquid to vapor. It is unique from other separation processes, in that the water is removed from the contaminants rather than the pollutants [...]


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Blog: Avoiding Accidents & Injuries in the Metalworking Operation

January 29, 2019 6:40 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

If there is more good news to be shared about the current state of the U.S. workplace, it’s that the rate of accidents and injuries are on a healthy downward trend. However, the costs associated with these workplace injuries continue to rise, providing businesses with more financial headaches than relief. It’s not hard to see how economically devastating workplace [...]