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Top Shops 2024 Is Now Live
The Top Shops 2024 survey for the metalworking market is now live, alongside a new homepage collecting the stories of past Honorees.
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Metalworking Activity Starts Year With Slowing Contraction
The GBI: Metalworking welcomed the new year with slowed contraction of components for the second month in a row.
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Additive/Subtractive Hybrid CNC Machine Tools Continue to Make Gains (Includes Video)
The hybrid machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Two important developments of recent years expand the possibilities for this platform.
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The Intersection of Work, Play, Technology and Independence
The February issue dives into digital technologies that not only streamline production, but make a tangible difference in people’s lives.
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How I Made It: Kaci King, CEO of West Ohio Tool
For Kaci King, CEO of West Ohio Tool, a successful business starts with a successful company culture.
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Tips for Mastering Stainless Steel Machining
When getting a grip on stainless steel, make sure you are very specific in how you talk about it and understand the pertinent information you need.
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How Integrated CAD/CAM Transforms Inventions Into Products
The close connection between CAD and CAM is what links creative ideas to practical production for this unique custom manufacturer.
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The Nuts and Bolts for Getting the Gaging Fixtures Right
Gage fixtures are the key to accurate and repeatable measurements, so make sure there is no play at its joints.
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6 Ways to Streamline the Setup Process
The primary goal of a setup reduction program must be to keep setup people working at the machine during the entire setup process.
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Machining Vektek Hydraulic Swing Clamp Bodies Using Royal Products Collet Fixtures
A study in repeatable and flexible workholding by one OEM for another.
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Hybrid Control Makes Lights-Out EDM More Accessible
This CNC enables EDMs to switch between G-code and an integrated CAM system to adapt to changing conditions and make lights-out manufacturing more attainable.
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How I Made It: Doug Schulte, Select Machining Technologies
Doug Schulte was introduced to machining as a young child, often visiting his father at the LeBlond Machine Tool company where he worked in Cincinnati. Here, Schulte — who ended up dedicating his entire career to the industry — shares some of the key insights he’s discovered along the way.
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