The Job Shop Blog
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A blog for CNC Machine Shop Owners, Managers, and Machinists. About Deming's 14 points, CNC Shop Training, CNC Machining tips, IIoT, TQM and ISO cert.
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
One of the earlier posts on the Job Shop Blog was about reshoring American manufacturing jobs. It is a topic near and dear to me. In that post I noted that labor and environmental advocacy groups have interests aligned w ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
The complimentary Shop-to-Shop supply initiative started in an effort to promote cooperation between CNC machine shops to help address the capacity concern that hinders reshoring of our manufacturing jobs ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
Superstar CNC set up machinists are hard to find these days. They have “it” and if you ask three owners what “it” is, you might get three different answers. For me, the answer would be relentless attention to the little ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
Judging from the feedback on the subject of planning for the 2nd generation of a job shop to children in the business, it is a common scenario ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
There are many CNC machine shop owners that are at or near retirement age. Many others are well past retirement age and are able to have themselves in a supporting role to children that have come up through the ranks and ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
There is a lot of interviewing going on these days for CNC Machinists. Everyone has their own style. Here are some suggested interview questions to ask if you’re interviewing potential candidates and some thoughts on ans ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
1Factory is a software provider in the Manufacturing Quality Control space. The software is offered as a SaaS (software as a service) model hosted on the AWS GovCloud to comply with ITAR regulations and is backed up wit ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
There are many Quality “gurus” and implementation experts out there to help CNC machine shops get certified to ISO 9001: 2015. They fill a role for companies that perceive a need for such a service ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
I have devoted a lot of space at the Job Shop Blog to promote shop-to-shop cooperation. The reason is simple – I believe it is the most important thing the industry can do to support the process of reshoring manufacturin ..read more
The Job Shop Blog
4y ago
I’ve got a soft spot for a great story – on any subject. Having spent a great deal of time in recent weeks researching shop management software for CNC machine shops, a great story that leads to a great software offering ..read more