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A Great Man with a Great Bow Tie
AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology presented the Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award to Marcus B. Crotts at its Annual Business Meeting. The award recognized Mr. Crotts for his outstanding support of the manufacturing technology industry. His distinctive bow tie was also honored!
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How Renishaw Is Lowering Barriers to Additive Manufacturing
The company wants to help manufacturers prove out designs and processes for part production via additive manufacturing.
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Video: Height Differences Prove No Match for Dot-Peen Stylus
High amplitude limits the need for accessories or adjustments while helping to close the gap between pneumatic and electromagnetic systems.
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Limiting the Lubrication with MQL
A Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) system allows operators to drill holes, tap holes, cut molds and machine metal with little or no coolant.
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Secure the Future of the Digital Factory
The first step may be securing a spot at the [MC]² Conference, Workshop and Expo, April 19–21, at the Hotel InterContinental Dallas, Texas. Today is the deadline for early-bird conference rates. Read this story for more about the conference and why I recommend learning as much as you can about MTConnect, the digital factory and the Industrial Internet of Things at the event.
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Machining Centers Maintain Rigid, Stable Performance
This month’s curation of products focuses on a diverse variety of machining centers.
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Thinking About Video? Check out the GoPro
Machining videos are more common than ever, and that includes increasing numbers of promotional videos self-produced by shops. This durable, portable camera is ideal for manufacturing environments.
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The Value of Open-Book Management
For this shop, it helped motivate employees to work more efficiently because they can readily see how their performance affects the company’s bottom line.
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What Makes Millennials Tick? Try Seeing Them Differently
A millennial’s take on why maybe it’s time to step back and examine how we talk about the next generation of manufacturers.
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Video: Rotating Table Swivels 180 Degrees on this Mill-Turn
For an unusual bell-shaped workpiece, Stein Seal turned to Grob Systems for a mill-turn machine with a horizontal spindle. A rotating, swiveling worktable on the vertical Y axis of this G550T machine enables it to do heavy-duty turning in a horizontal orientation. It can even take a workpiece from an upright position to one facing completely upside down. To see this table in action on another application, watch this video.
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GBI: Metalworking February 2016 – 46.3
Industry shows improvement for the third consecutive month.
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Motion Meeting a Mega Success
The introduction of a sleek new super-efficient assembly line was just one of the highlights of this year’s conference focusing on United Grinding’s constant pursuit of machining excellence.
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