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I have a buddy that owns a shop and is going through the process of getting certified for some kind of status with an end result of being able to quote with "Preference" for those government bids. He said as soon as he registered on some sites for I am assuming his DUNS number and complimentary...

We have a CNC Tube Bender and have been pricing dies for it. Well they are very high, so we are making our own because we are a full machine shop and are pretty handy. Well our company has been throwing the idea about making Custom Bending Tooling for CNC Bender. I am wondering if there is...

We have a CNC Tube Bender and have been pricing dies for it. Well they are very high, so we are making our own because we are a full machine shop and are pretty handy. Well our company has been throwing the idea about making Custom Bending Tooling for CNC Bender. I am wondering if there is...

Lowest Price can hurt you later.. Right now it's hard to stay alive, but as I read this I thought of an example to share... Back around 2002 when things were tough, I worked at a shop that was struggling also. Work was hard to come by and you had to basically give work away just to get it...

Please share.. mtidamachining, please share any feedback when you get it there. Mike in MN

Well hopefully we will make it through... Today we had a tour from our local college with First Year Machine Tool students. I asked them how far they were in and they said 4 days. I almost wanted to tell them to pick a different field, but I didn't because each time we have a tour and you see...

Please give some feedback!! Yes, if anyone has the in's of this site, let me know, maybe if worth while, a couple companies can get together and piggy-back it to see what it's about, just in case it doesn't work out. Mike in MN

Hope I didn't try to single anyone out?? tmachine001... I hope you didn't feel like I was diggin' on all owners. Just stating what is going on in the company I work for. And really, I know part of owning a business is financial security and perks do come with the territory. But in my case...

Without Getting Political I guess I started this thread to see if everyone else was seeing the same thing, that manufacturing was still pretty slow. As far as work going overseas, I have been machining for over 15 years now and have seen alot of go... I personally do not blame the government...

Buyers don't care I have the conversation almost daily with my boss when we get the news an RFQ was awarded to another supplier with a price less then 1/2 ours, that buyers right now don't care about Quality or Certifications. We are AS and ISO certified and management at the company I work...

I just wanted to ask a question if anyone has seen a pick up in Manufacturing yet. I currently work at a machine shop that caters to Aerospace and we were hit hard last year with bankrupt companies and major slow downs. In my companies attempt to seek out new customers, they have spent the...

I got Scammed Hello All, I don't watch this board much, but when I do I spend some time trying to catch up.... When ever I see this topic I also have to voice that I tried it back in 2004, it was only about $3k then. Well of course I soon found out after spending about 2 months bidding on...

Hello. I have over 8 years milling experience and over 3 years thorough 2D work and a little bit over 2 years of light 3D experience in MasterCam that is complimentary to 2D applications. Indexer and horizontal programs not a problem either, for multiple sides and pieces. Will program from a...

If a customer is shopping for a manufacturer on the internet, they may be placing many postings. You may want to click on the name of the user and email directly to the individual. They may never check this post again because their email may be full. Just a suggestion to those looking for...