STAMI team-building: our day on the River Brenta

A few days ago, the STAMI team left their desks and lathes behind for a day and set off to navigate the River Brenta. The idea was simple: a day of team-building, and we opted for rafting. There was no particular strategy behind it, just a desire to do something different together, away from the […]

Contract machining: what to check before choosing a supplier

Anyone working in purchasing or design within a manufacturing company knows how it goes: you change machining suppliers not because the price is too high, but because something isn’t working. Slipped deliveries, borderline tolerances, communication breaking down at the wrong moment.The problem, more often than not, isn’t the machine. It’s the organization behind it. Available […]