Eli Plaskett Senior Associate Editor

Workforce Development 28 Feb 2018

Providing the Next Generation with Digital Fabrication Tools and Education

Equipped with machines from Roland DGA, the first 4-H Fab Lab will provide students in Lakeside, Arizona, with a chance to learn manufacturing skills at their own pace.

Medical 27 Feb 2018

Technologies for More Effective Medical Component Manufacturing Seen at MD&M West 2018

Advancements in 3D printing, automation and inspection technologies were prominent at this year's Medical Design and Manufacturing West show.

Workholding 26 Feb 2018

Workholding System Speeds Change-Over for Turning

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Hainbuch America Corp. has released the Today, Tonight, Tomorrow, a modular, quick-change workholding solution for turning operations.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 26 Feb 2018

Monitoring System Provides Automated Alerts

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Atollogy has built a “smart operation” monitoring system with continuous, unobtrusive monitoring of not just equipment and products, but of the interaction of people with their equipment.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 26 Feb 2018

Ethernet Layer Switch Provides Gigabit Data Rates

Smart Manufacturing Experience 2018: Allied Telesis has released the AT-1E300-12GP industrial Ethernet layer switch to enable interconnectivity within manufacturing facilities.

CAD/CAM 22 Feb 2018

Heidenhain, Open Mind Partner to Connect CAM Simulator, CNCs

Open Mind’s Connected Machining module will enable networked Heidenhain TNC controls to be run from remote locations.

Measurement 21 Feb 2018

Modular Gaging Software Enables Cost-Effective Implementation

Mahr Inc.’s MarWin Millimar Cockpit Software and Millimar N 1700 modules enable users to configure and implement gaging solutions quickly and cost-effectively.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 19 Feb 2018