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	Workplace stress—Part 1 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Stress is a fact of life. It's here to stay, and even if we could abolish it, we wouldn't want to. At its best, stress can be the catalyst that moves us to make changes and achieve great things in life. At its worst, it can create all kinds of emotional and physical problems. What determines whether stress is a friend or foe? Whether it precipitates changes that improve our lives or whether it greatly diminishes the quality of our lives? One determining factor is how we handle or manage stress. We can be our own best friend or our own worst enemy. Publish date: July 24, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Workplace stress—Part 2 By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager If you've visited a doctor recently and were told that stress is the cause of or a contributing factor to what ails you, you're not alone. Although you can't expect to eliminate all of the stress in your life, you can learn to manage it and reduce its negative effects. Publish date: August 14, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Material handling safety By: Charlie McCarthy, Contributing Writer Handling material is a daily function in the workplace. All too often it is a task taken for granted, with little knowledge of or attention to the consequences if done incorrectly. Management and employees need to look at and evaluate how material goods are handled inside and outside their facilities. Whether the operation involves delivering or receiving material, an area should be designated for that purpose. Publish date: October 23, 2003 Tech cell: Safety
	Having a safe office party By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager Publish date: November 8, 2004 Tech cell: Safety
	Maximizing your scrap's value: Diligence in preparation and tracking pays off By: Greg Cozzi, Contributing Writer The more uniform and contaminant-free that scrap is when fabricators provide it to recyclers, the more fabricators can benefit. This article addresses the two principles for selling scrap to recyclers: know what you're selling vs. what you're getting paid for, and incorporate sorting & cleaning into your production stream. Publish date: November 29, 2001 Tech cell: For CEOs
	What price workers' compensation insurance? By: Vicki Bell, Web Content Manager It's a Catch-22 for many manufacturers. Not having workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. Paying for workers' compensation insurance can put them out of business. How is a company to survive? Publish date: July 10, 2003 Tech cell: For CEOs
	Tips on Lean Manufacturing: How to purge weight from your manufacturing operation By: Gary Conner, Contributing Writer All manufacturing operations need to reinvent themselves to compete in today's marketplace. What can you do to change? Try going lean. Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Shop Strategies
	Controlling flow and obtaining stretch in deep draw operations By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer Addressing the difficulties in obtaining a wrinkle-free stamped part requires a good understanding of metal flow and how it is affected by draw beads Publish date: February 19, 2001 Tech cell: Tool and Die
	Designing progressive dies: Reviewing the basics of progressive tooling By: Michael Korneli, Contributing Writer Decisions and compromises must be made when designing progressive dies to produce a part. Knowing ahead of time what this process entails just might help you. Publish date: September 17, 2001 Tech cell: Tool and Die
	Controlling bend angles By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer Bend angles are among the most frustrating geometric features to control in metal stamping. This is due primarily to two factors – the inconsistency of the mechanical properties in the metal being bent and the die design. Publish date: October 9, 2003 Tech cell: Tool and Die
	Gaining from friction and formability data: Beating rising steel prices and offshore competition By: Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer As steel prices rise and offshore competition increases daily, steel and overhead optimization are driving U.S. metal stamping and forming companies. Companies that survive and thrive are taking a different approach to managing change and cost and are discovering savings in areas never seriously considered before. Publish date: February 12, 2004 Tech cell: Tool and Die
	Reviving the past: Welding students restore ironwork to Victorian-era YMCA building By: Bob Hollingsworth, Contributing Writer Publish date: May 15, 2003 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture