May 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #9
Plating difficulties are invariably related to three potential contributors: inadequate cleaning, insufficient stock removal and features of the part being plated.
Author: Joe Jackson
April 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #8
OSHA announced on March 20, 2012 a final rule updating OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. Employers must start training to understand the new label elements and Safety Data Sheets format by December 1, 2013.
March 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #7
Straightness is critical for holding position and tolerances on today’s highly engineered medical, aerospace, automotive and electronic parts. Here are six ways that bars can lose their straightness.
Plastics Machining Manual
Compiled by plastics producers and processors. Includes machining data tables. 53 pages (1967)
February 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #6
In the precision machining business, nobody sets up their machines based on the quality or price of raw material/bar stock. They set up their machines based on your delivery (service). The same is true for those buying parts from your machining shop.
January 2013 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #5
How can the quality function help an organization make more money? By serving the operations and sales groups. Recognize and embrace the fact that quality neither produces nor sells. Quality is a support function, and it can have a huge impact on the bottom line.
December 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #4
How does OSHA decide to inspect a workplace? OSHA prioritizes inspections based on the following criteria:
November 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #3
5 Buyer Decisions that Can Increase Part Costs
Helping Precision Machine Shops Be More Productive and Profitable
• Small Order Quantities
• Material Selection
• Special Diameter Holes
• Close Tolerances
• Surface Finish
• Unnecessarily Fine
• Surface Finish
November 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #3
5 Buyer Decisions that Can Increase Part Costs
Helping Precision Machine Shops Be More Productive and Profitable
• Small Order Quantities
• Material Selection
• Special Diameter Holes
• Close Tolerances
• Surface Finish
• Unnecessarily Fine
• Surface Finish
October 2012 | Craftsman’s Cribsheet #2
You meet all of the requirements of the standard with your audit program, but is it becoming a cumbersome fact collection process without a whole lot of difference or creativity between audits? Here are a baker’s dozen of tips to take your audit program to the next level of excellence: