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Top Shops Then and Now
Altech Machining was a Top Shops winner in our inaugural benchmarking survey in 2011. So what’s the shop up to now?
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Weep Not, Waterjet Machine. Predictive Maintenance is Here.
The versatility of waterjet cutting is well known, but its reputation as a maintenance intensive technology holds it back. Predictive maintenance may change that.
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There is More Than One Way to Find a Match
Three ways to control the clearance between critical-fit parts.
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Machine Monitoring Provides an Objective Lens
Automatic, real-time shopfloor data collection tempers the bias that blinds manufacturers to the real reasons for downtime.
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The Challenges of Teaching Creativity in Additive Manufacturing
The extensive design freedoms offered in additive manufacturing can be paralyzing. With AM consistently pushing the boundaries of manufacturing, how do we teach people to take risks and be creative with AM?
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Five-Axis Conversational Programming from a Solid Model
This CNC feature imports a 3D solid model from which operators can perform conversational-type programming even for five-sided machining applications.
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Engineers and Manufacturers Invited to Take Part in Girl Day
DiscoverE encourages manufacturers to take part in Girl Day, a day for introducing school-aged girls to engineering careers through hands-on activities.
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Why Is It Okay to Fire a Customer?
Standing up for your employees shows that your company values are more than just words on a wall.
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Metalworking Index Improves, Led by Supplier Deliveries
All components end 2019 reporting higher readings than the previous month.
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Shop Hands Over Gear Deburring to a Robot
Manual deburring of gears was an odious task for many of Katsa’s machinists, which in turn created a bottleneck that caused delays. The solution: a custom robotic deburring cell from Flexmill relying on Renishaw’s RMP60 probe.
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Lessons About Metal Additive Manufacturing from a Hands-on Class
The metals you’re used to may not be the metals you want to 3D print. This and other lessons from the Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science and Technology (AMIST).
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VR Headset Gives Legally Blind Woman CNC Shop Opportunities
VR goggles integrated with a camera give a legally blind young woman 20/20 vision and the chance to be a machine shop’s second-shift quality control lead.
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