Articles

A Shop That’s Expanding

A shop I profiled a few years ago is embarking on a $17 million expansion near its Indiana headquarters.

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Reality Redesigned: The Gauntlet

Nine design submissions are proceeding through “The Gauntlet” in The Edge Factor’s “Reality Redesigned” contest.

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Behind the Curtain

Turnout for Mitsubishi EDM’s open house last week indicated a high level of interest in the company’s new line of Wire EDMs. However, despite being introduced with less fanfare, a few other new product lines shed light on the company’s future direction.

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A Technology Sampling at FANUC

Here are some of MMS Senior Editor Derek Korn’s impressions about the technologies he saw during a recent trip to FANUC’s headquarters in Japan.

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Innovating on Borrowed Ideas Sets Wind Turbine Record

A system said to break new ground in manufacturing large wind turbine components is based on tried-and-true automotive manufacturing concepts.

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Seeing SIMTOS and More in South Korea

Production Machining Associate Editor Chris Felix had the opportunity to see South Korea for the first time last week as a guest of Hyundai Wia. Here are some things he got to see.

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Basics

Custom Blanks Add Capacity

What if you could let your machines do less low-value prep machining and more high-value finish machining? How would that change the economics of your process?

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Free Report Identifies Metalworking Trends

The sixth edition of the Metalworking Trends Survey report has recently been released. Take a look to see a snapshot of current trends in the North American metalworking industry.

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Playing at Work Develops Real-World Skills

Plantville, an online video game from Siemens, is designed to simulate a real-world manufacturing plant.

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Basics

Guide to Acquiring a Chip Processing System

Successfully installing a chip processing system starts with sound planning and proper design. An experienced consultant in this field summarizes the basics in this 16-page “quick guide.”

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Basics

Why Additive Manufacturing?

Watch video of CEO/COO of Greg Morris, Morris Technologies, discuss the significance of additive manufacturing and why the technology is important right now.

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Automation

A Sampling of Advanced Technologies at FANUC

Here are some of my impressions about the technologies I saw during a recent trip to FANUC’s headquarters in Japan.

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