MMS Blog

Medical

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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Turn/Mill

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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Basics

“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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Five-Axis

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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Economics

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

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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Buying an HMC: What Makes Horizontal Machining Centers Different

Is it time to move up to a horizontal machining center? Let’s consider some of the structural, application and design factors that differentiate HMCs from vertical machines.

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Understanding the Different Choices in Metal and Fluid Recycling

This recorded presentation discusses options including separators, shredders, briquetters, centrifuges, and above- and below-ground chip handling.

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Video: Functional Excavator Features 3D-Printed Components

The cab, arm and heat exchanger were all 3D printed on the first excavator to feature major components produced additively.

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