MMS Blog

6 Jun 2018

MMS Looks Back: 1930s - Machine Shops Take a Belting in the Depression

Even when harsh economic conditions have business at a creep, manufacturing methods and shopfloor practices must move forward. The means of powering machine tools is a case in point. This article is part of our 90th anniversary series.

5 Jun 2018

An Introduction to Our Collection of Articles Celebrating the Magazine’s 90 Years: MMS Looks Back

We consider technologies that have been important through each of our nine decades so far.

4 Jun 2018

A Celebration of Serving Manufacturing for 90 Years: MMS Looks Back

A brief history of Modern Machine Shop and its contribution to the industry.

Basics 2 Jun 2018

Helping Machine Operators with Math

Requiring machine operators to perform calculations repeatedly has a negative impact on productivity.

2 Jun 2018

Form Ceram Offers Ceramic 3D Printing Services

The lithography-based ceramic manufacturing process enables 3D printing of solid, smooth ceramic parts.

Max Out Cutting Tool Utilization with Micro Milling Inserts

Don’t be fooled by their size. Nano- and micro-size end mills and drills made from solid-carbide rod have opened the door for better utilization of small inserts used to produce miniature parts and compact components.

Basics 1 Jun 2018

Holding Size with Tight Tolerances

Tolerances of less than 25 microns can be challenging to achieve and hold. Here are some suggestions for holding them for multiple workpieces.

Turning Machines 1 May 2024

Buying a Lathe: Turrets and Live Tooling

When buying a lathe, after considering what sorts of workpieces the machine must be prepared to handle, it’s time to ponder tooling options.

30 May 2018

Using Data to Do Better in Manufacturing

Although the Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018 event in Boston may not have provided a simple, clear definition of “smart manufacturing,” it did provide a broad experience of what smart manufacturing can be like.

29 May 2018

Drawn Together – Modern Machine Shop and Powerhouse Factories

To celebrate Modern Machine Shop’s 90th anniversary, we commissioned this commemorative poster by Powerhouse Factories, a creative agency best known for its original screen prints for musical artists. Learn more about the agency’s “shop” culture, and share your story for an opportunity to win one of the posters.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing 28 May 2018

Autodesk Introduces PowerMill 2019 and Fusion Production at Its Smart Manufacturing Celebration Event

Autodesk’s Smart Manufacturing Celebration showcased enhancements to PowerMIll 2019, the latest release of its flagship CAM programming systems, and demonstrated the integration of production scheduling, job tracking and machine monitoring.