CNC

Torchmate CNC Wins Prize – For Prettiest Receptionist

You can always tell when a company takes pride in its product, its services and its employees and I think Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems deserves a tip of the hat for hitting high marks on all three counts: pride of product, pride of service and pride of employees, and from what I can observe the [...]

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Video of CNC Maching of a Motor Block

Alrighty, mabye it’s just the time of day but do you ever get the feeling, when watching CNC machining in operation, that it’s a Matrix-like case of “machines building machines”? Here’s a video of the CNC machining of a motor (engine) block. The machining of the engine block actually occurs in the second half of [...]

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More Jobs for CNC Machinists

GreenvilleOnline.com is reporting that the majority of job openings at a recent job fair were for CNC machinists. Bosch-Rexroth’s Fountain Inn (South Carolina) facility primarily manufactures external gear pumps (hydraulic pumps) for earthmoving equipment. Compensation for CNC machinists was running $18 to $19/hour, plus eligibility for benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision care, 401-K, [...]

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New 7 Axis CNC At Canyon Hydro Fabrication Center

Canyon Hydro has announced it completed a major expansion to its manufacturing facility, including a 7-axis CNC milling machine capable of maintaining extremely tight tolerances on Canyon’s hydroelectric turbines. Canyon Hydro is now the only turbine manufacturer in North America with the capability to deliver this level of accuracy on Pelton turbines. Their new CNC [...]

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Guaranteed Jobs For CNC Trained Machinists

Perhaps another sign of an economy in recovery: A community college offering skilled-trade job training with a money back guarantee. A local news station has reported that Lansing Community College (Michigan) was offering applicants to its skilled trade training program a money back guarantee, essentially guaranteeing that their students (in this case it appeared to [...]

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