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How I Made It: Nick Pinkston, Founder/CEO, Volition
Nick Pinkston is a serial entrepreneur in the manufacturing technology space whose startups include CloudFab, Plethora and Volition, an online marketplace that’s designed to make finding and buying off-the-shelf components easier.
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Shop Reclaims 10,000 Square Feet with Inventory Management System
Intech Athens’ inventory management system, which includes vertical lift modules from Kardex Remstar and tool management software from ZOLLER, has saved the company time, space and money.
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Can ChatGPT Create Usable G-Code Programs?
Since its debut in late 2022, ChatGPT has been used in many situations, from writing stories to writing code, including G-code. But is it useful to shops? We asked a CAM expert for his thoughts.
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Hermle Event Encourages, Educates on Five-Axis Machining
Hermle’s first Five-Axis Summit was designed to show beginners the benefits of five-axis machining and demonstrated how more advanced users can take their capabilities to the next level with automation.
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The Keys to Combining High- and Low-Volume Production
Process expertise and precise production planning enable the Kinetic Company to produce both high- and low-volume jobs requiring machining, grinding, heat treatment and other processes.
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JTEKT Technology Days Showcases Synergies
The event took place following the company’s completion of its new showroom and decision to merge several of its brands under the JTEKT name.
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Job Shops Can’t Do Everything, And That’s OK
Deciding to narrow down its jobs and customers was a turning point for 2023 Top Shops Business Strategies honoree Manda Machine that has led to improvements in the front office and on the shop floor.
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4 Lessons Your Shop Will Take Away From TASC
The Automated Shop Conference (TASC) will give shops of all sizes and production volumes key insights and practical guidance on how to implement automation.
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Digital Thread Enables First-Time-Right 3D Printing
Connecting all stages of manufacturing, from design to postprocessing, helps break down barriers to industrializing additive manufacturing.
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Five Common Mistakes Shops Make with ER Collets (And How to Prevent Them)
Collets play a crucial role in the machining process, so proper tool assembly and maintenance is important. Here are five potential pitfalls to avoid when using ER collets.
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DN Solutions Responds to Labor Shortages, Reshoring, the Automotive Industry and More
At its first in-person DIMF since 2019, DN Solutions showcased a range of new technologies, from automation to machine tools to software. President WJ Kim explains how these products are responses to changes within the company and the manufacturing industry as a whole.
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Kicking RaaS with Robotics as a Service
Robotics as a service (RaaS) enabled Behrens Manufacturing to quickly address a severe worker shortage while maintaining its ability to invest in new metal forming equipment.
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