Articles

11 Oct 2013

Downsize Your Turning Inserts

A white paper written by John Mitchell from Tungaloy Canada.

11 Oct 2013

Contraction Slows Noticeably

With a reading of 48.1, Gardner’s MBI showed that the metalworking industry contracted at a much slower rate in September.

Workforce Development 10 Oct 2013

Mazak Invests in Production Capacity, Future Workforce

Next year, Mazak will celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in Kentucky. In time for that anniversary, the company will complete the latest expansion of its Kentucky manufacturing facilities—an expansion that is currently underway, and that aims at increasing the production capacity at this site from 140 machines per month to as many as 200.

CNC & Machine Controls 10 Oct 2013

Radar-Based Collision Protection

Researchers are working toward radar-based collision protection for machine tools. Here are some thoughts about what a development such as that might mean.

Workforce Development 9 Oct 2013

Learning Manufacturing and Funding Education

Read through Marshfield High School’s list of college scholarships, and one of the listings you’ll see is the “Marshfield Pirate Shop Scholarship.” The Pirate Shop is this Oregon school’s manufacturing instruction program.

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Five-Axis 8 Oct 2013

Harnessing the Holding Force

Inserts engineered to augment the vise’s effectiveness allow work to be held rigidly on a tiny clamping area.

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8 Oct 2013

New Sights at Absolute

An Oktoberfest celebration at Absolute’s Mason, Ohio technical center featured new product lines from Precihole and Nexturn, as well as an automated cell demonstrating the company’s capabilities as a FANUC Authorized Integrator.

Automation 3 Oct 2013

In Need of “Floor-Ready” Prospects?

This collaborative training initiative gives shopfloor prospects the chance to contribute right away.

Workforce Development 2 Oct 2013

Video: Meet the MT Ambassadors

AMT—the Association For Manufacturing Technology produced this video to introduce its “MT Ambassadors,” young manufacturing professionals making the case to other young people about the rewards of manufacturing careers.

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CAD/CAM 27 Sep 2013

Machining with Robots

Several exhibitors at the recent EMO show in Hannover, Germany, featured demonstrations of robotic arms wielding live cutting tools such as end mills or face mills. Perhaps the most dramatic demo was presented by Delcam to showcase this CAM developer’s PowerMill Robot Interface.