Mark Albert Editor Emeritus

26 Sep 2013

Think Makers

Driven to be manufacturers, this breed of go-getters will drive manufacturing.

Cutting Tools 23 Sep 2013

Crystallizing a New Approach to Today’s Turning Needs

A recently developed insert grade turns concepts for production turning operations on their heads. Shops cutting steel workpieces in high volumes may have to realign their thinking accordingly.

13 Sep 2013

Digital Edition of GEAR Production Now Available

GEAR Production is a new publication offered as a supplement to Modern Machine Shop and Automotive Design & Production. The theme of the first edition is seeing gear production as a supplement to your current manufacturing operations. Now anyone who wants to see this supplement can open its electronic version here for free.

6 Sep 2013

High-Tech Adhesives and Sealants Benefit the Machine Shop

This article from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, the manufacturer of Loctite, Bonderite and Teroson brands of adhesives, sealants and surface treatments, reviews the ways strong bonds formed by these advanced materials help manufacturing companies.

3 Sep 2013

Changing the Landscape of Gear Production

The convergence of innovative cutter designs, five-axis multitasking machines and capable software is revolutionizing small- and medium-batch gear production.

Laser & Waterjet 30 Aug 2013

Abrasive Waterjet Machining Re-Examined

After attending Omax Corporation's 20th anniversary event in Kent, Washington, I have a clearer idea of why waterjet machining has special appeal to entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and inventors, as well as many other manufacturers. This versatile, precise and capable process cuts a range of durable materials, making it easy to turn ideas into prototypes and finished products.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 23 Aug 2013

An Insider’s Look at MTConnect-Enabled Applications

A new whitepaper from the MTConnect Institute is designed to help software developers create client applications that take advantage of the valuable data generated by manufacturing equipment but previously more difficult to access.

22 Aug 2013

Turning Sixty

Every 10 years or so, I devote this commentary to my reflections on reaching a significant milestone on life’s journey.

21 Aug 2013

Gear Making in Transition

As I prepared to write about InvoMilling for the article starting on page 17, I spoke with several production managers at companies that were on the verge of implementing this process on their multitasking machines.

30 Jul 2013

Manufacturing in the Sweep of U.S. History

Jim Ellison, noted leader in machine distribution, offers his insightful survey of how American manufacturing has supported the renewal of this country’s strength throughout its turbulent history.