26 days and counting until the first National Skilled Trades Day! Check out our National Day Calendar proclamation and a proclamation from Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson. Learn more about the day and help us celebrate these great jobs here. #nationalskilledtradesday
National Skilled Trades Day to raise awareness for skilled trades
City Machine Technologies, Inc. has established National Skilled Trades Day to increase awareness about the benefits of skilled trades jobs in the United States and to celebrate skilled trades workers. National Skilled Trades Day will be observed on the first Wednesday in May annually, as proclaimed by the Registrar at National Day Calendar. The inaugural […]
February is National Career and Technical Center Month
Are you unhappy in your current job? What’s the plan for after graduation? Should you make a career change? If you are thinking of making a change or picking a career, think about a skilled trade. Many skilled trades jobs only require a certificate, so that means you can be on your way to making […]
Gearing up for gearbox repairs
What’s a gearbox? It’s a mechanical device that uses gears and shaft assemblies to provide speed and torque from a power source (think an electric motor) to another machine. Gearboxes are designed many different ways and for many different purposes. Gearbox repair is required when something in a gearbox breaks or wears out. Gearbox repair […]
Reduce. Recycle. Re-engineer.
There are great benefits to re-engineering parts. Sometimes equipment needs to be repaired using OEM parts. When some original renewal parts are obsolete and unavailable, we re-engineer them. This lets a customer extend the life cycle of equipment, instead of sending it to the junkyard. A re-engineered part is often better than the original because […]
Happy New Year!
CMT has had a great 2018, and we are hoping for an even better 2019! We hope that’s your wish, too. Happy New Year to all! And, remember, we are always available for all your repair needs. 330-747-2639
Part 2: Remanufactured crane brakes are available at a fraction of the cost of new
Last week, you learned CMT’s remanufactured brakes give you manufacturer’s new quality at a fraction of replacement cost. Over the years, we have developed our own special set of modifications for different manufacturer’s brakes to extend their life in the field. Many of these take the form of synthetic bushings, case hardening pins and specialized […]
Field service is our specialty
CMT’s talented technicians have access to four fully-equipped services vans that deliver the amenities of our shops to your door – day or night. Two vans are dedicated to in-place machining and heavy machinery removal, installation and in-place rebuilding. CMT also offers predictive maintenance programs, electrical inspections and other services, such as on-site motor and […]
Happy Thanksgiving and shop Small Business Saturday!
CMT wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for our customers, associates and our friends. Take a moment to count your blessings tomorrow. We likely have more than we realize. And, after all that turkey is gone, Shop Small on Saturday! Small businesses employ more than half of the country’s workforce, so go […]
The hows and whys of lifting magnets
Science Lesson #1: What’s a lifting magnet and how does it work? A magnet is really just a string of wire wrapped around a magnetic core. This string of wire has resistance we call ohms that govern what current, also called amps, flows at a given voltage. All DC magnets obey Ohm’s law and most […]