MMS Blog

View From My Shop 17 Aug 2023

Lights Out Machining With An Automated 5-Axis Cell

Legacy Precision Molds takes us on a tour of their moldbuilding facility. They've recently implemented two automated 5-axis cells for metal and graphite machining that run lights out during nights and weekends.

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CNC & Machine Controls 16 Aug 2023

Joint Ribbon Cutting at Fagor, Danobat Showrooms

Danobat and Fagor co-hosted an inaugural event for their co-located facilities in the Chicago area.

Basics 14 Aug 2023

How to Choose the Correct Fixed-Body Plug Gaging Solution

The two types of fixed-body plug gages are both accurate, fast and easy to use. Consider these factors when selecting one for your gaging application.

Turning Machines 11 Aug 2023

Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners

AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.

CNC & Machine Controls 9 Aug 2023

Tips for Designing CNC Programs That Help Operators

The way a G-code program is formatted directly affects the productivity of the CNC people who use them. Design CNC programs that make CNC setup people and operators’ jobs easier.

Economics 7 Aug 2023

Metalworking Activity Stayed Consistent in July

Metalworking activity hung together better in July, with all but one GBI component contracting.

Inspection and Measurement 4 Aug 2023

Process Control — Leveraging Machine Shop Connectivity in Real Time

Renishaw Central, the company’s new end-to-end process control software, offers a new methodology for producing families of parts through actionable data.

CNC & Machine Controls 4 Aug 2023

From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs

After 122 years of working with manual mills and lathes, this fifth-generation shop acquired assets of a local CNC machining business and hired the owner. Here’s how it’s going a year later.

Inspection and Measurement 2 Aug 2023

Electronic Bore Gage Automates Bore Data Acquisition

This new portable gage provides precision measurement and verification of custom parts with integrated data collection.

Measurement 31 Jul 2023

The Link Between CNC Process Control and Powertrain Warranties

Ever since inventing the touch-trigger probe in 1972, Sir David McMurtry and his company Renishaw have been focused on achieving process control over its own manufacturing operations. That journey has had sweeping consequences for manufacturing at large.