Articles
The Recession in a Photo
Closing the doors on one facility sometimes enables another to grow. In this case, a manufacturing company used a former facility’s service desk as a tool crib.
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It’s Not All about Machining
This application story describes how a precision machine shop realized substantial energy cost savings by adopting “intelligent” LED lighting fixtures.
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What Else I Like About Shop Visits
Experiences that I often appreciate most extend beyond learning about advanced machining concepts and strategies.
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GF AgieCharmilles Becomes a CCAM Member
As part of its membership to the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), GF AgieCharmilles supplied the Prince George County facility with an FO 550 sp die-sinking EDM.
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Ingersoll Rand Looking for Oldest Air Compressor, Tool
Upload photos of your oldest working Ingersoll Rand air compressor or tool and have the chance to win new ones.
Read MoreThe Humble Pull Stud
I’ve said that the toolholder is the least appreciated element in many milling processes, but the pull stud (or retention knob) is perhaps the least appreciated component of the toolholder.
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A Summit of Their Own for Women in Manufacturing
The second annual Women in Manufacturing Summit (October 29-30) aims to attract more women to careers in manufacturing.
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Aerospace Company Goes All in for Titanium Machining
Aerospace Dynamics International has purchased eight Mag five-axis, five-spindle gantry profilers as part of a $90 million plant expansion.
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More Demanding Than Production
The challenges of prototyping have dramatically increased. This company reinvented itself to specialize in the tight-leadtime process development that prototyping now entails.
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CAM to Conversational to CAM
Despite having turning centers with conversational controls, this gear manufacturer has benefited from going back to CAM as its primary method of programming those machines.
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Committed to Kaizen
This shop has made a strong commitment to kaizen, so much so that it devotes five percent of company time to continuous improvement activities. This has led to multiple ideas that have enabled the shop to become more efficient and effective.
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Device for Manufacturing Students Made by Manufacturing Students
An online, game-like welding simulator helps students get a hands-on look at a career in welding. The interesting thing about this simulator is that student manufacturers helped make the device.
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