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Top Shops 1 Jan 2017

Top Shops Profile: Mallory Industries

Mallory Industries Inc. was 2016's Top Shops Honors Program winner in the category of human resource.

Top Shops 1 Jan 2017

Top Shops Benchmarking by the Numbers

The seventh-annual Top Shops benchmarking survey is now live. Here’s helpful information for those who have participated in the past and those who haven’t.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 1 Jan 2017

JIMTOF 2016 Report: Exhibitors Show a Strong Embrace of IIoT

The recent Japan International Machine Tool Fair reflects the rapid move toward smart factories in which smart machines are fully networked.

Milling Tools 1 Jan 2017

Toolholding for Heavy-Duty Machining

Heller Machine Tools needed to improve metal removal rates during roughing and heavy-duty machining. Haimer's Safe-Lock system enabled high-feed slotting of up to 2 times diameter in difficult materials.

1 Jan 2017

Shop Vac Reduces Unscheduled Downtime, Safety Concerns

Cianbro needed to eliminate manual handling of heavy material. The 15-hp Vac-U-Max shop vac increased safety and reduced downtime and wasted labor.

Horizontal Machining Centers 1 Jan 2017

Precision Profiler Opens Chances for Larger Aerospace Parts

Fort Walton Machining could only process smaller aerospace parts without investing in large, expensive-to-operate equipment. Mazak's Vortex 160 horizontal profiler increased the shop's part size capabilities.

EDM 1 Jan 2017

Mold Manufacturing Automation Leaves No Part Behind

The right mindset, the right five-axis technology and an intuitive approach to palletization help this mold shop extend automated control to the majority of its high-mix work.

Turn/Mill 1 Jan 2017

Turn-Mill Machining Tech Improves Industrial Motor Performance

By replacing a welding process to create rotor cooling channels with multitasking machining from a solid forging, Siemens Norwood has realized improved induction motor vibration qualities and much faster overall rotor production times.

30 Dec 2016

The 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016

Here is our traditional look back at the posts that intrigued you the most throughout the year, and a look ahead at what we’re planning in 2017.

Workholding 29 Dec 2016

One-Hand Quick-Change Vise Maximizes Freedom for Soft Jaws

A “four-leaf clover” device enables machining of deep profiles into four different directions of the jaw. Developed in a Pennsylvania job shop, the vise system is now marketed to other shops.

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