Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE 3D Printed Clamp Set Prototype A customer recently had us 3D print a prototype clamp set. The design is complex
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE A recent article from Forbes indicates there could be a shortage of skilled manufacturing labor required to replace retiring workers.
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Industrial Manufacturing Trends for 2017 Times are tough right now in industrial manufacturing according to this report from PwC. The
Submitted by: Douglas Conder C&C Machine Adds New Air Compressor C&C Machine recently added a new 120 gallon Ingersoll Rand air compressor. It replaced our
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Top Safety Violations for 2016 OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) released a list of the top 10 safety and
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Manufacturing Multiplier Effect The manufacturing sector has the largest economic multiplier effect, according to this report from the Manufacturing Institute.
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Tips for Sizing Heat Sinks Design engineers may find this article from heatsink calculator helpful in estimating the required size
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Trends in Design and Manufacture of Medical Equipment A recent article discusses industry trends that are changing the design and
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Job Outlook for Buyers and Engineers The Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on growth
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE The Copper Development Association has some helpful tables to help engineers and designers properly size their custom copper bus bars.
We recently had the opportunity to machine custom components for a cryogenic system. The small pins were made from 304 stainless steel. The pistons were
A China stimulus package can impact a small US precision machine shop by increasing demand for raw materials like steel, aluminum and copper. This can
We recently had the opportunity to machine components for an intake assembly associated with an organization doing research and development for artificial lift techniques in
Tariffs can have positive and negative impacts on CNC machine shops. Imported materials, products and machinery used by the shop that carry a high tariff
The NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) had a negative impact on US manufacturing jobs. What was NAFTA? NAFTA was an agreement signed by the
Industrial robots in manufacturing have been in use for many years. AI-enabled robots are being developed to improve industrial robots in manufacturing. The First Industrial
In NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Businesses) small business survey of April 2024, the overall optimism index increased by 1.2 points from March. In terms
China is the leading EV battery manufacturer by country with approximately 57% of market share. The China-based company, CATL, has a 34% share all by
Manufacturing custom parts for a surgical technology teaching lab was interesting work. Most interesting was to learn how the parts were to be used. The
We have been a custom heatsink manufacturer serving Texas and Oklahoma for more than 35 years. We have business relationships with aluminum extrusion manufacturers and
We recently ran an order for custom 3D-printed cable-holding tools. It was a small order of 6. For us, small orders are typical for 3D-printed
The automation paradox is where systems have been automated for efficiency, and the human role has been reduced to monitoring and intervening. Although reduced, the
Merry Christmas from all of us at C & C Machine! We’ve had a pretty good year business-wise. Machining components for the energy sector were
Metal fabrication often requires custom punches and dies for punch press machines. Suppliers may be limited because of the small order volumes associated with custom
Manufacturing automation trends may negatively impact the job outlook for machinists, but positively impact the job outlook for other occupations. Manufacturing Trends in Automation The
