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3 Mindset Changes for Lights-Out CNC Machining
Expanding capacity into the unattended hours calls for counterintuitive new ways of thinking about the work.
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Making Good Decisions for Your Machine Shop
Reflecting on past decisions will help you learn to make better ones in the future.
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Maintaining an Air Gage System’s High Performance
Tight, clean and dry: The requirements of air gaging aren’t very different from mechanical gaging.
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Antique Catalogs Capture the Art and Heritage of Metalworking
Editor Emeritus Mark Albert considers his antique cutter and machine tool catalogs a “personal art collection.” These publications represent the heritage of metalworking and manufacturing.
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A Flight Plan for Next-Gen Manufacturing
Learn more about the materials and processes that will shape next-generation aircraft in a collection of stories from Modern Machine Shop, Additive Manufacturing and CompositesWorld, available to read or download for free.
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Reshoring News: May 2019
A U.S. manufacturer is recognized for its reshoring efforts, why China might have an impact on U.S./Mexico relations, and more reshoring news.
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Manufacturing Event Features Revolutions in Automation
The MT360 event will feature Cognitive Automation, the use of AI and Machine Learning to improve the capabilities of automated systems.
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Why This AM Milestone Fills the Capacity of Four CNC Lathes
Incodema3D is launching into its first continuous job to be produced with metal additive manufacturing, but more 3D printing also means more turning.
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In Lights-Out Machining, Part Loading Is Not the Problem — Here is How This Shop Handles Unloading
Correct unloading of the parts affects part quality as well as the capacity of the unattended machining system. Here is more of the experience from our “168” shop.
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Industry News of Note: May 2019
NIMS partners with Festo to develop Industry 4.0 skill credentials, an annual Siemens event now invites non-users, and more industry news.
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What is the Role of Collaborative Automation in Production?
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein’s North American operations is finding out. The shock absorber manufacturer has eight cobots and counting in its Ohio production facility, plus two autonomous vehicles. Here are scenes from its shop where the picture of automation is changing.
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Data-Driven Manufacturing Scales Down
An automatic gaging station demonstrates the potential of shopfloor connectivity at the level of the individual machine tool.
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