Clichés have a place in manufacturing, so long as they truly fit the application. For example, the expression "It's not rocket science" is perfectly appropriate to describe the use of a small manual press for a punching operation in the assembly of a consumer product.
CLEVELAND—Thirty-seven percent of metal-forming companies predict that economic activity will improve during the next three months, and 50 percent expect an increase in orders, according to the February Business Conditions Report from the Precision Metalforming Association. That’s an increase from 32 percent in January.
