MMS Blog
What We Learned at Westec 2017
Westec offered a useful mix of emerging technology and practical applications. This slide show reflects this mix in its eclectic coverage of what exhibitors had to offer.
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Are Your Operators Race Car Drivers or Pit Crew?
If machine operators act more like the latter, always stopping to “change the tires,” you might want to take another look at the cleanliness and organization of your facility.
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Indexable Tools Bring Solid Job Shop Returns
An event in the heart of Europe sheds light on how the company behind Precision Twist Drill and other venerable solid-round-tool brands aims to break into the North American indexable-insert market.
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Additive Manufactured Fixation Plates Better Match Patient's Jaw Bone
A combination of selective laser melting and NiTi material enabled the creation of plates matched to both the shape and stiffness of natural bone.
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Scanning Probe Application on a Swiss-Type
The following case study provided by Blum-Novotest describes how Karlheinz Lehmann GmbH in Oberwolfach, Germany, is able to maintain 2-micron parallelism of slots on a compressed-air coupling component for Parker Hannifin GmbH.
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“Top Shops” Human Resources Honoree Offers Two Creative Tips for Employee Prospecting
Go to where you might discover the candidates who could turn into strong players in your shop. You have to plant seeds, the shop owner says.
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Manufacturing News of Note: September 2017
Schunk to add square footage and jobs to its U.S. headquarters, a pre-apprenticeship program for women commences 11 graduates, and other industry news.
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Wastewater Treatment: Why Companies Should Care and What They Can Do About It
Shops and plants should be concerned about wastewater treatment for many reasons, and the best way to turn genuine concern into effective solutions starts with an awareness of current options for wastewater-treatment equipment.
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Using Hybrid Additive Manufacturing, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement
An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.
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Gardner Business Index: Metalworking August 2017 – 54.7
Modest but consistent backlog growth is an indicator of future machine tool sales.
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Shop Greenery Gives New Meaning to “Plant” Floor
Plants assist with the mood of the shop and quality of the air. Here are a few additional innovations at the shop we covered this month for its application of data-driven manufacturing.
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Grinding Center Sharpens Gear Tools
Gear Expo 2017: Haas will feature the Multigrind five-axis grinding center, which was designed for manufacturing and sharpening gear tools such as hobs.
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