Industry News
Craft Still Exists, and it Photographs Beautifully
Oct
4
4
<SIGH> No NC I want to work/play here: http://globalyodel.com/yodel/caliper-studio/
Re-shoring in America: Why Manufacturing Orders are Returning Home
Sep
24
24
The American off-shoring movement has its roots back in the 1960′s and 70′s, but didn’t really take hold until the early millennium when businesses began shipping manufacturing and knowledge worker jobs overseas in droves. For many companies, the promise of massive cost savings trumped lead times, customer service, control over the manufacturing environment, and a host of other...
Metal Craft Taken to the Extreme
Aug
27
27
Sometimes I must pause and marvel at the significant role craft plays in Peridot’s success despite the expansion into CNC (Computer numerically controlled) machining. On our floor daily one can see the importance of craft which cannot be learned from a textbook. Whether it is anticipating spring back in a tempered material which must be...
Death of the Craftsman?
Dec
2
2
This is an interesting and pertinent article: Manufacturing Jobs Readily Available With No Skilled Workers to Fill Positions Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/02/on-job-hunt-manufacturing-jobs-readily-available-with-no-skilled-workers-to/#ixzz1fPjPgxpX
Battery Contacts R Us
Aug
25
25
I was recently contacted by a customer unhappy with his current manufacturer. He regaled my with that age old tale of woe regarding battery contacts that had failed to meet application specs. The customer related to me his frustration at locating a knowledgeable source for this seemingly straightforward commodity. He also said that before he...
Peridot Bites the Big Apple
Jun
20
20
Debra and I flew into Newark and cabbed it into Manhattan Saturday afternoon. We met Mike our estimator and his wife Laura McGeachy who had arrived earlier that day. We were there for our 5 th consecutive exhibition of Peridot’s capabilities at MDM East. We checked into the Ace Hotel near Chelsea. Very hip young...
Just one word for you, son: plastics!
Jun
16
16
MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS THINK OF PERIDOT AS BEING PRETTY DARN GOOD AT MAKING METAL DO THINGS IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO. Forming, machining and welding of today’s exotic metals truly taxes CNC machining to its limits. But many of our customers do not realize that most of our CNC machining equipment is very...
