Articles

Workholding 27 Jul 2018

Collet Chucks Overcome Distortion for Automated Gear Machining

To accommodate its customers’ need for just-in-time orders of small batches of gears, this company’s automated manufacturing cells rely on collet chucks that overcome a common distortion issue arising from tapping and heat treatment.

Grinding 26 Jul 2018

July 2018 Product Spotlight: Grinding

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on various grinding machines and equipment for all sorts of applications.

Automation 25 Jul 2018

Robotics Is at the "KORE" of STEM Education

The Kuka Official Robot Education (KORE) program presents high schools, technical centers, community colleges and universities with the support and opportunity to incorporate certificate-based robot education on Kuka products.

Measurement 25 Jul 2018

The Modular Multi-Gage Concept

Modular, multi-gage measuring devices work with a wide range of workpieces and and are ideal for short-run production in which flexibility and change-over are key.

25 Jul 2018

Additive, Data-Driven Technology Advance Aerospace Manufacturing

In addition to economic forces, the technologies shaping the future of manufacturing show particularly significant promise for manufacturers of aircraft parts.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 23 Jul 2018

10 Takeaways about the Industrial Internet of Things

What will it look like for manufacturing to embrace and make use of interconnected hardware? Here are some clues.

Turning Tools 22 Jul 2018

Using Cameras to Align Tools and Spindles on Swiss-Type Lathes

Installing cameras in the spindles of a Swiss-type lathe can simplify the alignment of tools with the main and subspindles as well as the alignment of those spindles with each other.

Additive Manufacturing 21 Jul 2018

Additive Manufacturing Is Driven By Materials

The July issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine looks at the ways that materials are enabling 3D-printing technology and opening up new applications.

CAD/CAM 20 Jul 2018

Manufacturing News of Note: July 2018

Successful tests of computer-aided manufacturing with barrel-nose cutters, Siemens PLM switches to new distribution regime for NX software and other industry news.

19 Jul 2018

NTMA Members Spotlight Shop Additions

While traveling with some members of the National Tooling and Machining Association, a few highlighted recent improvement efforts from which their operations have benefited a good deal.

Basics 18 Jul 2018

Developing Shopfloor Talent: Why "Vocational" Is Not a Dirty Word in Europe

Employing apprentices is a smart move because they can be trained to develop exactly the skills and knowledge your company wants them to have. But how do you find these apprentices and why does this concept work better in some countries than in others? A closer look at the German system and the Grob Group’s approach to training, which has replicated its Germany apprenticeship approach in the United States, reveals some insights.

How to Transition to Five-Axis Machining Based on Your Existing Machining Software

What often still scares many people about five-axis machining is the part programming, but systems have evolved to be much easier to use. Here’s how to implement five-axis based on your current machining software.