Chris Felix
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Chris Felix

Former Editor-in-Chief
Article Products Finishing

Overcoming Strict Solvent Cleaning Regulations

Aerospace manufacturer tries unique approach to meet agency regulations

Oct 1, 2012
Columns Production Machining

Robots Drive High-Performance Manufacturing

As anticipated, IMTS brought a nice list of technological eye-openers.

Sep 19, 2012
Article Production Machining

Shared Tooling

What tooling do a multi-spindle automatic, a CNC lathe and a vertical machining center have in common?

Sep 17, 2012
Article Production Machining

Medical Shop Increases Tool Life with Hex Broaching

A manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instruments achieves immediate results in a switch from rotary broaching to hex broaching.

Aug 17, 2012
Article Production Machining

Power in Compact Cleaning

Capital improvement decisions can often be “no risk/no reward.” This shop passed on potential production equipment in favor of a new cleaning system and found great reward.

Aug 17, 2012
Article Production Machining

Magnetic Filtration Leads to Premier Finish

Magnetic filtration can be used in almost any environment where ferrous and paramagnetic contamination of a liquid is a problem.

Aug 17, 2012
Columns Production Machining

Engineering Slide Chart

Sometimes we come across some cool tools that can be extremely handy on the shop floor.

Aug 17, 2012
Columns Production Machining

Valuable Resource Redesigned

Making our way through the challenges of everyday business is so much easier when we don’t have to do it alone.

Jul 18, 2012
Columns Production Machining

Lasers Go Beyond Making Their Mark

Today the laser plays a vital role in many areas, including research, communication, industry, medicine, environmental care and, of course, manufacturing.

Jun 19, 2012
Article Production Machining

Electronic Dial Bore Gage

It’s another one of those “necessary evils” that shopfloor employees often don’t appreciate the significance of.

Jun 18, 2012
Article Production Machining

Double Production with 2 Slides

Simplifying operations commonly provides more consistent results in a job by reducing error.

Jun 18, 2012
Article Production Machining

Visual Remote Troubleshooting

Manufacturers of all kinds are being challenged to deliver new products in record time using an increasingly complex internal and external supply chain that includes experts who are located all over the world.

May 24, 2012