MMS Blog
Tips for Monitoring Spindle Loads and Cutting Stability
When it comes to utilizing the spindle’s power, there is a lot of headroom at the upper limits, provided it’s in short bursts. Be mindful of your time at these loads so you don’t stall out.
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Custom Motorcycle Parts Made Here: Video Tour of a Family-Owned CNC Machine Shop
Lee Wimmer invited us to tour his second-generation family-owned machine shop in Perkasie, PA. This video explores the production processes behind precision-machined parts for both Wimmer Custom Cycle and LS Wimmer Machine Co., and shows how ingenuity and determination are still at the heart of American manufacturing. Today, both companies are now managed by Wimmer’s three sons.
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Using Air to Measure Squareness
Though most frequently used for diameter measurements, an air plug and platen can be readily configured to measure perpendicularity.
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4 Commonly Misapplied CNC Features
Misapplication of these important CNC features will result in wasted time, wasted or duplicated effort and/or wasted material.
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How I Made It: Boris Soldo
Coming from the war-torn Balkans, Boris Soldo started working in a machine shop at 18 years old. Over the next thirty years he founded his own successful shop and gone on to found the software company Shopguru.
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Sustainability at IMTS and Beyond
As sustainability becomes more critical for domestic manufacturing, European and Asian companies are bringing this politicized topic to the American market.
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How I Made It: Peter Eelman
Peter Eelman’s business career has always been centered around IMTS. Eelman, the Chief Experience Officer at AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, entered the manufacturing technology industry in 1980, working for an exhibitor. Over time his role evolved to heading up all-things-IMTS, including IMTS.com and the IMTS Network. With this year’s IMTS shaping up to be Eelman’s last as the show’s chief coordinator, we sat down to talk about his long and storied career.
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Seeing, Fulfilling Production Machine Shop Needs
What might you have noticed in someone else’s machine shop from which you could benefit from in yours? You likely will see it or something similar at IMTS.
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Metalworking Activity Stabilizes in July
July closed at 44.2, which interrupts what had been three months straight of accelerating contraction.
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Building Bridges: The Power of Connection at IMTS 2024
Fostering connections between technology providers and forward-thinking manufacturers is not only vital to the health and security of the country, it also represents the theme of IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show in September. IMTS 2024 will not only serve as the hub of those connections, but also promises to bring new perspectives and participants to the forefront of the show. Here’s our take on what to expect at IMTS 2024.
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Have you Shown Your Value to Customers?
Showing your shop’s value is about more than simply offering the best price.
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3D Printing for Job Shops: Part of Elevate Job Shops Series at IMTS
A half-day workshop at the International Manufacturing Technology Show helps job shops explore the many potential ways 3D printing technologies support and enhance machining.
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