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The article in Mother Jones written by Jim Morris offers a distorted
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It should come as no surprise to anyone in the welding industry that
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Can it be that most companies using welding technology have never
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American Machinist conducted its third annual Benchmark Survey of
American Machine Shops between February and April of this year.
Bruce Vernyi, editor-in-chief of American Machinist, will review the
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and how shops can use the data to make plans for this year's IMTS.
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