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Shop Develops Its Own Wireless Data Device

Shops that invent their own manufacturing technology not only give themselves a competitive advantage, but they may also come up with a commercial product line. This handheld wireless data collector/transmitter developed by ITAMCO is the most recent example I’ve encountered.

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Eliminating Twist

Workpieces are much more likely to twist on a magnet than be lifted off of it. However, there are ways to prevent this from happening.

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Here Is the Answer

Cardinal Manufacturing is one school's solution to manufacturing education.

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Measurement

Video: CT Scanning for Injection Molding

A mold maker discusses its experience with computed tomography scanning for inside and outside inspection of delicate molded parts.

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Workholding

Workholding Giveaway: Don’t Leave Savings on the Table!

Jergens' "Savings Under the Spindle" contest will award $5,000 in workholding products to each of three winners.

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CAD/CAM

Thread Milling Explained

Watch this short video from Sandvik Coromant to learn about the advantages of thread milling.

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Cute, But What’s He Missing?

As you check out this little guy firing up a VMC, note one piece of safety equipment he’s missing.

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Holemaking

Tapping Oil Field Parts

Emuge’s Rekord DZBF taps promote the uninterrupted flow of chips out of the cutting zone to protect oil field components during hole-threading operations.

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90 Cubic Inches Per Minute in Titanium

Mag says its XTi super profiler is designed to remove metal at impressive rates. Its first two machines are are being used for aerospace applications.

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Industrial Production Still Growing Faster

The consumer durable goods industrial production index shows a strong rate of growth.

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Inherently Automated

Automatic loading and unloading is a central design principle of the vertical turret lathe.

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Lean from the Beginning

How would you design a new plant if you could begin today? Rolls-Royce Crosspointe is a major manufacturing site that was planned from the outset with the expectation that continuous improvement would always be part of its culture.

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