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Workforce Development 10 Sep 2012

Meet the Teacher with a Bold Idea about Manufacturing Education

Craig Cegielski, a high school teacher who leads one of the most innovative manufacturing education programs in the country, is appearing in IMTS’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (Booth W-160) Monday starting at 3 p.m.

10 Sep 2012

Gibbs Supports Record Number of Machine Tool Builders

Gibbs and Associates has been offering CAM software to its customers for 30 years and is making the most of its ample experience in the metalworking industry this year.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 10 Sep 2012

MTConnect is Fast Becoming Factory Floor Lingua Franca

Would you buy a computer that could only “talk” with just a couple of other devices, like a printer and one other desktop? Neither would most people. They’d make sure their new unit has all the ports and protocols that will get them to the whole outside world.

IMTS 10 Sep 2012

New Machines Are Only Part of the Story

Haas Automation has sixteen machines on display in its booth (S-8119), but those tell only part of the story for a machine tool builder that markets its products globally. “Building the brand” is a consistent effort that goes well beyond introducing new models at every major manufacturing show.

IMTS 10 Sep 2012

Creative Demos Showcase Capabilities of Both Micro-Scale Machine Tools and Machines for Massive Parts

Makino’s Booth S-8700 is full of various machine tools performing live cutting demonstrations in applications including a medium-to-high-volume automated production system for automotive parts, a robot-tended small machining center for orthopedic part production, and a machining center with grinding capability performing aircraft blade and vane machining.

7 Sep 2012

CCAM Building Opening Soon

Companies will be able to participate in joint research projects at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Prince George County, Virginia.

6 Sep 2012

Industry Growth Flattens

With a reading of 49.5, the Metalworking Business Index showed the industry contracting shallowly in August.

5 Sep 2012

Crash Protection for Spindles

The Jakob spindle protection system is designed to shield shock-sensitive spindle components such as bearings from the potentially damaging forces of a spindle collision.

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Shop Management Software 31 Aug 2012

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.