Running a small machine shop can lead to a fulfilling career, but the owner or owners need to start the business on the right foot by choosing the best business structure for the new company. Business ...

A small machine shop business can do general metal repair work or it can design prototype pieces for special orders. As the owner you decide what type of work you want to do and then figure out a way ...

Resilient local supply chains are not established by policymakers. They're created by people who know and understand each ...

Here, the 2019 Honors Program winners explain strategies they’ve used to help them become successful U.S. machining businesses. Plus, you can learn more about them by attending next month’s Top Shops ...

Building a good quality machine shop may seem to present a chicken-and-egg problem, at least for anyone not willing to mortgage their home for the money needed to buy all of these tools new. Namely, ...

Gaining a competitive advantage begins with understanding the industry and assessing current standings against modern manufacturing challenges. In 2024, machine shops faced an evolving set of ...

In the 2026 job shop, the traditional metric of tool life is no longer sufficient to maintain a competitive advantage. As material costs rise and skilled labor remains at a premium, profitability ...

Datanomix is showing what AI looks like when it's running on real machine data, helping shop owners answer the one question ...

It’s sometimes hard to believe how stuff was made over a hundred years ago when electricity wasn’t widely available. One of the most common ways of powering tools was via belt drive — powered by a ...