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Modern Machine Shop: March 2022
The March edition of Modern Machine Shop is now available! This month's edition features five-axis machining, medical manufacturing, new opportunities and more.
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Does Manufacturing Need Additive?
If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?
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Robotic Cell Increases Production Volume Across Wide Catalog
Kawasaki’s robots cut Ossenberg’s pipe processing times by over four minutes and boosted production volume to over 10,000 parts per day.
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X-Ray Part Scanning as a Dimensional Measurement Process
Data-driven manufacturing gets a boost with a new class of x-ray inspection equipment that outputs a digital twin of a machined part, including complete 3D representations of internal and external dimensions.
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What is Laser Cleaning? How Does it Work? EMAG Experts Explain
Lasers provide the flexibility to clean some areas of a CNC-machined workpiece while leaving others untouched.
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Digitalization and Multitasking Accelerate Prototyping
Protolabs’ Mazak Integrex multitasking machines facilitate efficient automation of the prototyping company's high-mix, low-volume workload.
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Workshops for Warriors Is a Blueprint for Success
The founder of this training program for military veterans sees it as a pattern for rethinking assumptions and attitudes about the skills gap in U.S. manufacturing.
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On-Demand - Metal AM: Business Case vs. Conventional Manufacturing
With part costs, build speeds, accuracy, surface finish and material properties finally rivaling traditional manufacturing methods, 3D printing is becoming a viable alternative to casting, forging, machining and metal injection molding (MIM).
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Rotary Grinders Leave Cleaner Build Plates
While metal 3D printing saves on tools, build plate resurfacing is a bottleneck. The latest rotary grinders can provide an efficient, high-quality alternative to bandsaws or wire EDM.
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2022 Top Shops Survey Now Open
This free survey helps shops compare their KPIs to competitors. Early participants may qualify to be profiled as Top Shops honorees in Modern Machine Shop.
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Machine Monitoring Has a Lot to Learn
Supplementing CNC connections with sensors and machine learning enables predicting performance on the level of the individual part.
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