MMS Blog
When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Be Scared, but Be Prepared
Warnings about threats to internet-enabled networks in manufacturing plants should be taken seriously without giving in to alarmist overreactions. The risks are real, but manageable, while the benefits are too compelling to forego.
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Improvement Versus Reinvention: Impressions from Virginia
A three-day journey through Virginia shows advanced manufacturing’s concern with pursuing lean principles when facing challenges rooted in the past and arriving on the horizon.
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Manufacturing News of Note: June 2017
Sandvik Coromant and Zimmerman appoint new presidents, DeVry University launches advanced manufacturing classes, and more industry news.
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Complete "Reality Redesigned" Student Manufacturing Competition Series Now Streaming Online
The live competition created by Edge Factor involves junior high and high school students meeting challenges in engineering and manufacturing. Representatives from Mastercam, NIMS and MMS judge the competition. Watch the entire series for free.
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Data-Driven Manufacturing: Retrofit Your Machines
The Fraunhofer Institute has developed a retrofit solution to upgrade production systems with network capability, enabling users of older machines to reap the benefits of data-driven manufacturing.
Read More4 CNC Shop Practices That Hurt Productivity
Stop employing these four common CNC shop practices to make better use of employee and machining time.
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What to Know About Roughness Average
Roughness average, the most commonly used parameter for surface finish, is a good starting point for quantifying parts when there is no parameter callout.
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New Tech, New Talent at GF Machining
This year’s annual open house marked the debut of not only a new series of wire EDMs, but also an apprenticeship program designed to serve as a pipeline of application and service engineers for years to come.
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Gardner Business Index: Metalworking May 2017 – 57.1
Production drives the overall industry to its highest point in more than five years.
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New Turning Process Can Drastically Cut Cycle Times
Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning process allows turning and facing in all directions, delivering dramatic increases in high-volume production. Cycle time reductions of 50 percent or more can be achieved.
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MC Machinery Systems Officially Opens New Headquarters
Last week, MC Machinery Systems Inc. officially opened its new, larger headquarters in Elk Grove Village. Cynthia Kushtush from sister publication Moldmaking Technology was there to cover it. Here is a small sampling of what she saw.
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Bringing Automation to a Job Shop
A father-daughter team hopes to see big gains from the combination of a new HMC and a pallet-handling system to be installed later this year.
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