MMS Blog

Inspection and Measurement 13 Dec 2018

Quality Inspection Software Platform Improves Departmental Efficiency

B&B Airparts needed to provide quality control for all four of its manufacturing departments without a bottleneck forming at the end. Verisurf Software, with its Universal CMM software solution, has improved departmental efficiency by 30 percent.

12 Dec 2018

Mark Albert: Manufacturing as a Way of Making a Better World

In a video conversation with his MMS colleague, Mark Albert looks back on 39 years of reporting on the advance of metalworking technology.

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11 Dec 2018

Come Together: Alliances and Additive Manufacturing

3D printing works better with collaboration. The latest issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine features success stories that depend on various parties working together.

Workforce Development 10 Dec 2018

Help Set Up a Student-Run CNC Shop Near You

This replicable student-run business model offers promise not only in terms of workforce development, but also in potentially lowering U.S. manufacturing costs.

Additive Manufacturing 9 Dec 2018

Additive Manufacturing for Large Parts

Powder-bed fusion is driving the hype for additive manufacturing right now, but it may not be the best answer. Directed energy deposition is a strong contender.

Additive Manufacturing 8 Dec 2018

Smoothing out the Rough Edges

Surface finishing additively manufactured metal parts.

Here’s What a Voice-Controlled Machine Shop Could Look Like

Voice-control technology has entered the machine tool scene, and companies like Makino are now setting their eyes toward using it to connect more equipment on the shop floor.

6 Dec 2018

Shops Outside the Core Set of Buyers Are Driving Machine Tool Consumption

Spending by the so-called “marginal buyer” (typically a small shop that purchases machines on a discretionary basis) is the dominant factor in today’s market.

Basics 5 Dec 2018

Three Expectations for Robotic Automation

Shops take some modern robot capabilities as given, but a recent trade show in Japan demonstrated ways those capabilities continue to improve.

Workforce Development 4 Dec 2018

Rise Up Industries’ Machine Training Program Rises Up to Help on Many Levels

This CNC machine-operator training program helps individuals prepare for sustainable employment as a vital element for successful reentry into society and departure from gang life.

3 Dec 2018

An Editor’s Vantage Point Helps the Metalworking Industry

Long ago, I told a story about being an editor in metalworking and the value of the vantage point it gave me. The point of that story is still true today.