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Precision Manufacturing Journal

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For more than 50 years, Precision Manufacturing has helped Minnesota manufacturers stay competitive with the latest industry news. This award-winning, bi-monthly magazine is available free of charge to any manufacturer in Minnesota.

Precision Manufacturing proudly launched its enhanced online version in July of 2009. Now manufacturers worldwide have an opportunity to read and connect with Minnesota's manufacturing industry.

Sept / Oct 2011
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AWARDS:

Association Trends GoldAssociationTRENDSMSAE Award 2010MSAE Award 2008

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100 percent of readers find this magazine valuable... 94 percent of readers are company decision makers... 55 percent say the magazine has assisted them in purchasing products
or services.


 

 

Read Current and Past Issues

2011 - issues

July / August 2011

2011:
November / December

     
  • - What's Your International Game Plan? Breaking into New Markets

  • - Shop Profile: Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC - A Fluid Approach with Lube-Tech

  • - Industry Profile: Employee Training - What's the Return on Investment?

  • - The New Normal: Sustainable Manufacturing


E-clusives (online only)
- Statistical Bits - Exports Post Record Second Quarter

- Safety Pays, and it Pays Big

- Three Keys to Success: Managing in Troubled Times

- Money Matters: The Weaker Dollar

Sept. / Oct. 2011

2011:
September / October

     
  • - Medical Devices:
    Breaking In Exploring Opportunities

  • - Shop Profile: rms Company Rapid Growth with GibbsCAM

  • - Industry Spotlight: Command Tooling Systems LLC Pioneering American-Driven Tools for Swiss Machines

  • - The New Normal: Firing Your Customers and Other Creative
    Marketing Techniques

  • - Shop Profile: Mold-Tech, Inc. and Pallet Service Corporation


E-clusives (online only)
-Tips for Manufacturers Considering Social Media

- MN Angel Tax Network

- Why are Manufacturers Struggling to Hire High-Skilled Workers?

July / August 2011

2011:
July / August

     
  • - Meet Your New Employee Enter the Industrial Robot as Your Next Employee

  • - Industry Spotlight: Kurt Manufacturing Machine Capacity Triples

  • - Industry Profile: Productivity Inc.
    Doing More With Less

  • - The New Normal: The Great Recession and the Not-So-Great Recovery: Jobs

  • - Shop Profile: Avery Weigh-Tronix Scaling Up Production With Ellison Technologies Minnesota


E-clusives (online only)
- Manufacturing - Advice from MPMA Leaders

- The New Normal (continued from the print version)

- The Edge - Health Care Reform Checkup

- Education as an Endeavour - Can it be Better?

May / June 2011

2011:
May / June

     
  • - The New Normal
    Navigating the Aftermath

  • - Shop Profile: Chirch Global Manufacturing, LLC

  • - Industry Profile: Federated Insurance

  • - Does Healthcare Cost Reduce Employment?


E-clusives (online only)
- Five Strategies for Growing as a Domestic Manufacturer

- Where’s the Money?

- The Electric Vehicle: Oil Independence and the Environment

- Real Estate Case Study: Checker Machine, Inc.


March / April 2011

2011:
March / April

     
  • - The Bright Light … Project Lead the Way

  • - Industry Profile: Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board

  • - Shop Profile: Lurie Besikof Lapidus Private Investment Banking

  • - Lights, Camera … Cycle Start


E-clusives (online only)
- Have U Heard

- E-feature: Ready to Ware

Jan / Feb 2011

2011:
January / February

Buyer's Guide

     
  • - Quality Driven Manufacturing

  • - 2011 Buyer’s Guide

  • - Industry Profile: Hennepin Technical College

  • - When Voters CHANGE the Game

  • - Shop Profile: Plastech Corporation

  • - Shop Profile: H & F Manufacturing Corporation


E-clusives (online only)
- Special Editor’s Message

- Sales and Marketing

- WOW Factor

past issues

Nov / Dec 2010

2010: November / December

Sept / Oct 2010

2010: September / October

July / Aug 2010

2010: July / August

May / June 2010

2010: May / June

March / April 2010

2010: March / April

Jan / Feb 2010

2010: January / February
Buyer's Guide

Nov / Dec 09

2009: November / December

Sept / Oct 09

2009: September / October

July / Aug 09

2009: July / August

May / June 09

2009: May / June

Mar / April 09

2009: March / April

January / February 2009

2009: January / February
Buyer's Guide

November/December 2008

2008: November / December

September/October 2008

2008: September / October

July/August 2008

2008: July / August

May/June 2008

2008: May / June


March/April 2008

2008: March / April

January/February 2008

2008: January/February
Buyer's Guide

November/December 2007

2007: November / December

 

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