Jay Requarth: His Science and People Skills Keep Athena Moving Forward
Every machine shop has its own set of daily snags and hitches that can sabotage production levels. Beleaguered shop managers will do anything to try and minimize the damage and speed up throughput. Imagine if they had the opportunity to purchase machine tools with a built-in resource that minimizes these disruptions or even keeps them […]
Spotty Preventive Maintenance Slowing Throughput? Athena Has the Answers.
Whether it’s your personal vehicle, a motocross bike or a horizontal machining center, the best defense against Murphy’s Law (“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible moment”) is Preventive Maintenance (PM). This is no surprise to most machinists, but for one reason or another, this vital production element is not […]
Job Setup Pro Out Sick? Working on Another Hot Project? Athena to the Rescue.
A job or production shop with a ton of orders is a great thing. It means lots of CNC machines that need to be set up for new jobs. But then your best (or maybe your only) setup guy calls in sick. What do you do now? Wait until the experienced operator comes back? In […]
Athena to the Rescue: 5 Ways the Digital Assistant Helps in the Machine Shop
Every machine shop has its own set of daily snags and hitches that can sabotage production levels. Beleaguered shop managers will do anything to try and minimize the damage and speed up throughput. Imagine if they had the opportunity to purchase machine tools with a built-in resource that minimizes these disruptions or even keeps them […]