Articles
Women Transform IMTS
The Digital Transformation Conference at IMTS featured an all-female panel that presented tips and tricks for understanding the value of manufacturing data, enabling those on the shop floor to make better decisions.
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A Video Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
This video playlist offers a quick introduction to 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM), including best use cases for this technology.
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U.S. Machine Tool Consumption to Hit $7.7 Billion in 2019
The 2019 Capital Spending Survey projects 11-percent growth in machine tool consumption, with prices continuing to increase.
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Overcoming Racing CNC Machine Shop Challenges
Automotive racing teams’ machine shops are essentially job shops. An IMTS panel discussion I moderated highlighted ways Stewart-Haas Racing’s shop meets the challenges of a high-mix/low-volume machining environment.
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Just This Once, You Can Blame the Gage
Even the old, reliable gage is subject to wear. George Schuetz, director of precision gages at Mahr inc., gives guidance for machinists to maintain their gages.
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Medical Industry Strengthens Finances in Second Quarter
Data suggest growing capital spending by medical manufacturers through 2018.
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Waterjet Blasts Away 2D Tedium
A shop finds an alternative for work that does not require advanced CNC machining centers or high levels of moldmaking expertise.
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Video: Chipbreakers Are Not All the Same—How to Break Chips Effectively
Different chipbreakers are engineered for different parameters. Machining footage shows the difference in effectiveness between chipbreakers used in the right and the wrong applications.
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Can My Machine Tool Access My Support Structures?
Analyzing the machinability of support structures opens a new way of thinking about optimal build orientation.
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Solving the Education Gap
One way that shops can address the skills gap and the looming labor dilemma is to start making their own talent.
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Four Keys to Establish a Digital, Paperless CNC Machine Shop
Paperless digital workspaces can help CNC machine shops save money and improve workflow through improved internal connectivity, but getting there requires the right tools and careful strategies.
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Machine Shop for Sale
Reflections on the why, the how and the final outcome of selling my machine shop.
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