MMS Blog
Identifying and Overcoming Skill Vulnerabilities in Staffing
This shop tracks cross-training as a performance metric. Management sees how many employees are fully capable of running each different type of machine tool. The data have helped the shop improve in this area, particularly since employees see the very same data as well.
Read More
Highlights from Hyundai Wia’s Technology Center
This builder’s machine tool offerings are remarkably diverse. Its technology center has a sample of these machines, ranging from a “commodity” VMC to a five-axis contouring machine, with models for multitasking, hard turning, mold making and production applications in between.
Read More
Additively Manufacturing a Large Component with a Small Work Envelope
Airbus successfully reduced the weight of an aircraft partition by redesigning it for additive manufacturing. The large component was produced in pieces, with connection features built-in.
Read More
Producing Big Parts from Small Blanks Through Laser Cladding
The integration of laser-based additive manufacturing with WFL mill-turn machines is enabling the production of large parts in a single setup.
Read More
Manufacturing News of Note: April 2017
Sandvik Coromant opens a special automotive engineering project and training site, Stratasys launches an additive manufacturing consulting service, and other industry news.
Read More
High-Productivity End Mills Made Possible Due to Tech of Penn Plant
Seco Tools cites the Stabilizer 2.0 end mill as an example of the type of product it is able to manufacture because of the grinding technology that has been part of the improvement of its Niagara Cutter facility.
Watch
Penn State Prof. Timothy Simpson Joins MMS as New Additive Manufacturing Columnist
A monthly column will focus on concepts particular to AM, exploring the ways that this method of making parts is distinct from conventional processes.
Read More
Bar Pullers: A Lower-Capacity Alternative to Bar Feeders
For shops with limited space or funds, a bar puller may provide an effective and accessible way to automate a lathe.
Read More
GBI: Metalworking March 2017 – 56.4
A third month of expansion reflects growth in virtually every significant metalworking sector.
Read More
Vises Feature Grippers with Two Rows of Teeth for Pull-Down Efficacy
Eastec 2017: Fixtureworks highlights its TriMax vises and their ultra-low profile TriGrip carbide grippers.
Read More
ISO Changes: Managing Risk
The new ISO 9001:2015 standard emphasizes risk assessment. Medical shops with ISO 13485 certification already manage this.
Read More
What is a General-Purpose Electronic Height Stand?
Adaptable for many applications, this type of system offers several advantages over mechanical measurement solutions.
Read More
