Articles

IMTS Attendee Success Stories Are Winners

Showing real attendees at IMTS talk about how this show helps make their businesses more successful was smart. It was a great way to promote this show, and it helped the IMTS marketing team win a Gold Tower Award from the Business Marketing Association.

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CNC Art

There is a certain artistic merit to using machine tools to make metal parts. In this case, there are no metal parts, yet the end result is still art.

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Valve Machining Video…Finally

Check out video of this interesting valve production machine.

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Doosan Makes a Power Play

The South Korean builder is directing its focus toward rigid machine platforms capable of heavy cuts in tough materials.

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CAD/CAM

Making the Most of Rotary Axes

Shops new to advanced rotary machining are sometimes held back by fundamental misunderstandings.

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Milling Tools

Doing More with a Live-Tool Lathe

A CNC lathe with live-tool capability can save time by milling and turning a part in the same setup.

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Industrial Production Reaches Highest Level Since June 2008

The consumer durable goods industrial production index was 91.4 in June 2011.

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Reflections on the 2011 SkillsUSA Championships

Late last month, top students from across the country competed in a contest to test their machining and programming skills. One of the coordinators reflects on the meaning and value of this event.

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Machine Tool Sales Still Growing Faster

According to USMTC, machine tool sales in May 2011 were 75.6 percent (units) and 110.6 percent (real dollars) more than in May 2010.

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Ten Compressed-Air Energy-Saving Tips

Are you looking to reduce your shop’s energy consumption? Consider these tips to make your compressed air system more efficient.

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MBI Grows at Fastest Rate Since Nov. 2010

With a reading of 63.3, the June MBI showed that the metalworking industry grew at its fastest rate since November 2010. This has been its third fastest rate of growth since this period of expansion began in August 2009.

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Top Shops

Each Shop’s One Big Thing

Top Shops tend to be good all around, achieving excellence or better-than-average ability in almost all of the activities or processes they perform, yet several technologies or strategies stand out as the most influential.

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