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The Agricultural [Engine] Market
 For those shops already involved in the agricultural market, the future should remain bright despite consolidation and tighter controls by the OEMs. The past few years have been some of the best ever seen in this industry as farmers in most areas of ...
Advanced Machine Tooling – Cutters and Abrasives
 High speed milling machines, boring machines and sophisticated CNC machining centers are found in many machine shops today. Faster cutting speeds and automated controls have boosted productivity as well as precision. But to get the most out of these ...
Getting it Right – Using Today's Techniques to Rehab Vintage Blocks
 When a historic and well-equipped company like Midwest Cylinder Head buys a modern, top-of-the-line CNC machining center you can bet it isn’t so they can look faddishly modern or for massaging the owner’s ego. It has to have a definite purpose, it ha...


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AAIA Releases Aftermarket Catalog Enhanced Standard Version 3.0
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High Unemployment Affects Aftermarket Front-of-Store and Hard Parts Sales Differently In addition to the not-too-surprising finding that markets above and well above the national unemployment rate had lower overall sales than other markets, NPD found hard parts sales in these markets fared significantly better than front-of-store categories.

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