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Additive Manufacturing 14 Apr 2016

Video: Does Metal Additive Manufacturing Compete with Machining?

In an interview during the Additive Manufacturing Conference, one expert says no—in fact, they’re complementary.

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Basics 13 Apr 2016

Fundamentals Can Go a Long Way

For this shop, machining small parts from plastic is largely about applying the basics on a smaller scale.

Milling Tools 12 Apr 2016

Tungaloy’s Product Seminar Focuses on Reducing Real Costs of Production

More than 1,050 products are included in the latest TungForce line, leveraging coatings and geometries to hit machining costs where it counts: speed.

Workforce Development 11 Apr 2016

CNN Reports on Students Who Are “Paid to Go to College”

“This is so much more than a ticket through college—this is your life,” says a student quoted in the news network’s report on CNC machining apprenticeships.

Measurement 8 Apr 2016

Scannable Code Promotes Sharing of Cutting Tool Info in a Data-Driven Mfg. Environment

Learn how a dot matrix code on the body of a toolholder enables critical information about the cutting tool to be captured, moved about the factory safely and updated promptly on a central database.

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Economics 6 Apr 2016

Gardner Business Index: Metalworking March 2016 – 49.7

Industry improves again, returning to level at which contraction began a year ago.

Milling Tools 5 Apr 2016

End Mill Series Extends Lengths of Cut, Corner Radius Options

M.A. Ford has expanded its TuffCut XT Series 278 range of end mills with more than 400 new product variants.

5 Apr 2016

Opening up to the Options

Metalworking shops have more machine tools to choose from than ever before, allowing them to determine the best machine and process for their application.

Lean Manufacturing 4 Apr 2016

Lean No Less Important

Lean manufacturing shouldn’t become lost in the shuffle of today’s emerging part-production technologies, strategies and approaches.

Micromachining 1 Apr 2016

Effective Plastic Machining Requires Effective Chip Control

Clean, burr-free cutting is fundamental to competitiveness for a shop that specializes in micro-machining complex geometry from some of the softest materials in the industry.