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  • —Dr. Vishal James Makker had already operated on Ronald Johnson's spine six times in less than two years, but he had some grim news for the former machine-tool operator: X-rays showed Mr. Johnson needed a seventh surgery.

    Medicare Records Reveal Troubling Trail of Surgeries John Carreyrou 2011

  • Mr. Johnson, the machine-tool operator, says he first consulted Dr. Makker in June 2006 after injuring his back lifting a five-gallon bucket at work.

    Medicare Records Reveal Troubling Trail of Surgeries John Carreyrou 2011

  • What's more, the machine-tool maker now earns around 65% of its roughly $1.5 billion in sales overseas, and it has been hit hard by the strengthening yen.

    End of Era for Japan's Exports Phred Dvorak 2012

  • Rofin-Sinar makes industrial lasers used in manufacturing and automation, especially in the resurgent machine-tool and automotive industries.

    Five Stocks for Your Wish List James B. Stewart 2011

  • On Tuesday, Mr. Huntsman met with 20 machinists at a Tidland Corp. machine-tool plant in Keene.

    Clock Ticks for Huntsman in New Hampshire Elizabeth Williamson 2012

  • This is a turning point for us,'' says Masahiko Mori , president of machine-tool maker Mori Seiki Co., which this year is opening its first factory overseas—in Davis, Calif.—since the company was founded in 1948.

    End of Era for Japan's Exports Phred Dvorak 2012

  • Eric Chuo , chairman of Hiwin Technologies Corp., one of Taiwan's largest machine-tool parts maker, said manufacturing companies are likely to increasingly automate production to cut costs and focus on higher-quality products.

    Taiwan Risks Trade Isolation, Group Warns Paul Mozur 2011

  • Jeff Bezos seems to be trying to do to the book publishing industry what the leftists did to America's electronics and machine-tool industries with "free trade" and promises of cheap consumer goods.

    Promises… Promises… « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010

  • Akron's road to complete recovery is not exactly smooth: The "Rubber Capital of the World" has primarily been a city of manufacturing and machine-tool making.

    Home sales rising, foreclosures falling in Akron, Ohio 2009

  • Sheis attending an annual machine-tool trade fair in the northern German city of Hannover later this month, but unlike recent years she is only going to look, not buy.

    Euro-Zone Manufacturing Contracts Brian Blackstone 2011

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