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What’s Machine Downtime Really Costing You? (And How to Avoid It)
Manufacturers often spend a lot of time focused on machine uptime and not nearly enough time monitoring downtime. Uptime, otherwise known as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), is comprised of three important components:Quality, Availability and Performance, according to SensrTrx. When any of these three are disrupted for any reason, machine downtime
How to Choose the Right Drill Bit for Your Application
It’s important to choose drill bits that are optimized for the application. Otherwise, you’re likely to be replacing the bits and the tools too often. Not only that, but you risk damaging the workpiece and having to start over.
SPI: Limited Time Offers! – through August 31, 2019
From July 1-August 31, 2019 SPI is offering limited-time pricing on: CO-AX Centering Indicators IP54 Digital Tire Tread Gage 3 Speed 20″ Pedestal Fan IP54 Digital Rotor Gage Mention SUMMER PROMO when ordering. Offer expires 8/31/19. Give us a call at your preferred branch location: Odessa: 800-592-4516 Lubbock: 806-765-8461 Amarillo: 806-351-1400 Ft. Worth: 682-841-1700
U.S. and Texas Economic News Roundup
We think it’s important to stay up to speed on the news that impacts us all. It’s easy to get tied up in the daily grind and not notice what’s happening in the world around us. That’s why we check the headlines every day and when we come across interesting
Introducing the New Left Hand Drill Kit from Drillco
Ever snap the head off of a bolt or screw? If you’ve ever had to remove a broken screw or back out part of a broken thread, you know that it can be rather difficult. You’ve probably tried the punch and hammer method, drilling and tapping or even tried an
Sandvik Coromant Spotlight: Improve Your Machine Shop’s Burden Rate
Are you accurately assessing your operational costs? Many production facilities try to roll equipment costs and operating costs into one overhead account and then attempt to apply it to the entire shop. At a minimum, two problems can come from that: You could dramatically underprice your rates for some parts
How Do I Choose the Right Saw Blade for My Project?
Every facility can improve productivity, profitability and safety with the proper tools. Cutting tools like saw blades are no different. Many of the saw blades on the market are manufactured with technology that allows them to cut faster and cleaner and stay sharper longer. Yet, it’s not always cut and
Steady as it Goes for Permian Basin Rig Counts
How Rig Counts Indicate Oil and Gas Economic Health Since 1944, Baker Hughes has been supplying data on rotary rig counts to give insight into the economic health of our energy industry. Beginning in 1975, the company started providing monthly international rig counts, which offers a more in-depth look into
New Product: Guhring SelectMill for Optimal Price and Efficiency
SelectMill is a new program of German-made carbide end mills ideal for the customer looking for a high-quality and low-cost option.
See Dormer Pramet Metal Cutting Tools in Action (Video)
At M&M Sales and Equipment, we’re always on the hunt for innovative products that can save our customers time and money. Dormer Pramet is one of the oldest specialist manufacturers of engineered cutting tools. Dormer Pramet has been a game-changer when it comes to their selection of cost-effective metal cutting
