Pacific Coast Manufacturing (PCM) is no stranger to automation. The stainless steel fabricator in Chino, Calif., has AMADA ...

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Moreover, the high-product-mix nature of metal fabrication means that “poor” machine uptimes need to be put in context. For instance, a complicated staged setup on a press brake might yield poor green ...

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Top-down leadership creates that type of culture. That way first-year workers hear those messages consistently. No matter who ...