MMS Blog

Shop Management Software 10 Apr 2015

2014 Autodesk Inventor of the Year: Gear Manufacturer in IN

Once a year, members from the Autodesk Manufacturing Community choose among the past year's monthly “Inventing the Future” honorees to select an Autodesk Inventor of the Year. The 2014 winner was recently announced and it is ITAMCO, a custom gear manufacturer based in Plymouth, Indiana.

9 Apr 2015

My Take on Titan

The TV program about a CNC machining job shop is more realistic than the typical reality show.

Cutting Tools 7 Apr 2015

Drilling System Offers Increased Speed, Improved Surface Finishes

M4 Sciences offers its next-generation TriboMAM drilling system based on modulation-assisted machining (MAM) technology.

Workforce Development 7 Apr 2015

Welcome to Machining, Kris

Reading MMS’s encouragement to hire employees lacking in machining skills, this shop manager did exactly that. Now more than two months in, a new hire with a great attitude is succeeding at a CNC machining center.

Economics 6 Apr 2015

March MBI Highest Since June 2014

The Metalworking Business Index (MBI) has been growing for that past 15 consecutive months.

2 Apr 2015

Improving Lighting Quality, Lowering Lighting Costs

Learn about the benefits this manufacturer realized by moving to LED lighting.

1 Apr 2015

Video: Additive Manufacturing and the Gun Fallacy

This installment in a video series debunking 3D printing misconceptions looks at the notion that the technology is dangerous because it can be used to make firearms.

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Workholding 31 Mar 2015

Changing up From a Manual to an Automatic Pallet Changing System

A Michigan manufacturer describes its progress with pallet-changing systems, advancing from manual to automatic pallet-switching on its VMCs.

Turning Machines 31 Mar 2015

Modular Turning Center Equipped with Eight Spindles

Index will demonstrate its MS22C-8, a modular eight-spindle automatic CNC turning machine suitable for fast machining, especially of complex parts.

Large Part Machining 31 Mar 2015

Going Live on a Vertical Lathe

For this company, investing in live tooling and a high-pressure coolant system on a pair of new CNC vertical lathes eliminated setups, increased throughput and led to safer material handling on the shop floor.

31 Mar 2015

Getting into Gearing?

Gear designers and machine programmers/operators alike will benefit by attending this training course, where they will gain an understanding of gear noise dynamics.