Are jobs coming back to the U.S.? This has been a hot topic for several years now, with the optimists noting the numbers of U.S. companies that say they’re planning to reshore and the pessimists calling out the limited growth in stateside manufacturing jobs. We’re finally moving from the prediction stage to the tallying stage…. Read more »
Good vibrations? Not really. Unwanted movements — vibrations — increase machine wear and decrease machine efficiency and machine life. How does vibration become an issue? Sometimes it’s a side effect of a good idea. You want higher throughput, so you speed up the line. When the machines move faster, though, vibration increases. You’ll see oscillation… Read more »
