MMS Blog

9 Mar 2012

Key Industry Groups Announce Merger at MFG Meeting

AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA—The American Machine Tool Distributors Association have merged. Although benefits and advantages to members of both trade groups are cited as the reason for the merger, the entire manufacturing industry appears to be well-served by this development.

7 Mar 2012

Senator Mitch McConnell Visits MAG

Senator Mitch McConnell visited the Hebron, Kentucky facility of machine tool builder MAG. It is vital to get our officials out to see what successful manufacturing in the united states looks like.

Grinding 5 Mar 2012

United Grinding Celebrates 30 Years in Virginia Location

United Grinding recently celebrated 30 years in its Fredericksburg, Virginia location with a ribbon-cutting event opening a newly expanded and renovated facility.

2 Mar 2012

The Value of Reverse Engineering

Are you able to benefit from offering reverse engineering services like this shop?

1 Mar 2012

The Tooling Cloud: Today and Tomorrow

Blue Swarf has developed the “Tooling Cloud,” a digital hub to help shops aggregate tool-related information.

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29 Feb 2012

Quick-Change Chucks Offer More than Fast Jaw Changes

For this shop, eliminating the need for reboring is the most important benefit of QJR quick-change chucks from Kitagawa-Northtech.

28 Feb 2012

New Video: Five-Axis Machining of Simple Parts

A job shop owner talks about five-axis machining and feature-based programming at Padgett Machine.

27 Feb 2012

Creating Custom Pistons Using 3D Laser Scanning Technology

Laser scanning technology enables this racing piston maker design and machine custom sets of pistons in short order.

Automation 24 Feb 2012

Haas Automation Produces its 125,000th CNC Machine

Haas Automation built its first VF-1 vertical machining center in 1988. This CNC machine was remarkable because it was the first U.S.-built machine of its type priced below $50,000. In January 2012, the company built its 125,000th CNC machine tool, which happened to be the latest version of the VF-1 model. Comparing these two milestone machines is revealing.