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How to Become a Defense Industry Machined-Parts Supplier
Defense contractors are looking for capable shops to supply machined workpieces for a variety of major projects. To participate, however, you must have more than just top-notch machine tools and a skilled workforce.
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Antique Catalogs Capture the Art and Heritage of Metalworking
Editor Emeritus Mark Albert considers his antique cutter and machine tool catalogs a “personal art collection.” These publications represent the heritage of metalworking and manufacturing.
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Inspiring Support
Learn about ways you can help support a CNC machine-operator training program that enables former gang members to find sustainable employment and successful reentry into society.
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Machining Demonstration Shows the Digital-Twin Concept in Action
A demonstration at IMTS 2018 showed that all of the pieces to meet the “Grand Challenge” are now in place, making so-called digital-twin manufacturing feasible for shops looking to streamline production of complex workpieces.
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A Convergence of Construction and Manufacturing
Digital tools for the construction industry have their counterpart in applications for manufacturing. Manufacturing companies should keep an eye on how the construction industry is managing the digital transformation.
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Generative Design Generates New Interest in a Range of Manufacturing Options
New developments in generative design can help companies make better decisions about part design by including manufacturability as a key value. CNC milling, for example, not an additive process, might come up as the better choice for making a complex part.
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Mark Albert's Long-Running Monthly Column Marks Its End
My long string of monthly commentaries is coming to a close.
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Rise Up Industries’ Machine Training Program Rises Up to Help on Many Levels
This CNC machine-operator training program helps individuals prepare for sustainable employment as a vital element for successful reentry into society and departure from gang life.
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An Editor’s Vantage Point Helps the Metalworking Industry
Long ago, I told a story about being an editor in metalworking and the value of the vantage point it gave me. The point of that story is still true today.
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Why Your Shop Needs an IIoT Roadmap
An IIoT roadmap defines a specific path for reaching data-driven manufacturing. This roadmap shows where a manufacturing company is starting out, and then defines how to proceed along a continuous series of implementations.
Read MoreCommunicating the Value of Time Is the Key to Online Job Quoting
Online digital tools that automate the quote-to-order process must help job shops and their customers agree on the value of time.
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A Collection of Company Newsletters by Mitsui Seiki’s Scott Walker
Learn, teach and repeat became the formula that generated a long series of company newsletters. The best of the teachings from these newsletters have been gathered into a readable, enlightening book.
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