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How Voice Recognition Will Transform Machine Tool Technology

For now, new voice recognition technology is a way to more efficiently run a machine tool. Soon, it will provide access to a whole world of shop floor information.

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Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Smart Manufacturing to Gain Productivity and Profitability in a Global Manufacturing Environment

Industry veteran Michael Buchli, Senior SolidWorks Product & Portfolio Manager, says one way to improve process efficiency (and profitability) is to integrate design and manufacturing to promote concurrent product development.

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Documenting Your Data Collection

Industry 4.0 helps tie gaging equipment data with part measurement for 100 percent traceability.  

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3DEO Brings an "Additive Funk" to Manufacturing for Production

The California-based startup is providing metal production parts using its own process that combines additive manufacturing with conventional machining.

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The Value of a Job Quoting Checklist for CNC Machine Shops

A more comprehensive quoting process might enable you to win the right amount of the right type of work for your shop while eliminating any surprises that might otherwise pop up when production of a new job ensues.

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EDM

Buying a Wire EDM, Part 3: Speed, Accuracy and Finish

What kind of surface finish can the purchaser of a wire EDM expect with today’s technology? 

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Turning Tools

Video: What Can Force Analysis Tell You About Your Machining Process?

See cuts and force profiles corresponding to tool failure, built-up edge and a tool that is too positive for the setup.

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Workholding

Five Live Centers for Five Applications

It is vital for a shop to select the right machine tool components for the right job, and live centers for lathes are no exception.

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A Collection of Company Newsletters by Mitsui Seiki’s Scott Walker

Learn, teach and repeat became the formula that generated a long series of company newsletters. The best of the teachings from these newsletters have been gathered into a readable, enlightening book.

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October 2018 Product Spotlight: Measurement and Inspection

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on various inspection and measuring machines and equipment, much of it on display at IMTS 2018. 

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Six Points on Effective Leadership

Anyone placed in a leadership position must ultimately develop their own leadership style. These points will help that development.

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Holemaking

The Little Shop That Could (with the Help of a Tapping Arm)

A pneumatic tapping arm enabled a small job shop to complete a challenging job in a week that would have taken other shops months to finish.  

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