Mark Albert

Mark Albert Editor Emeritus

Subtractive Plus Additive Equals More Than

Subtractive and additive processes can be combined to develop innovative manufacturing methods that are superior to conventional methods.

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iPads Keep Shopfloor Supervisors on the Shop Floor

Watch this video to hear how Hadronics Inc. came up with the idea of using Pocketview and the E2 software on iPads.

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Thirty Years of “Mark: My Word”

Mark at his desk in 1981.

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A Machinist’s Holiday

A shop manager considers the cycle of annual shop holidays, feasts and commemorations in metalworking and does his part to keep the traditions and customs alive, resolving to strengthen community and togetherness in his shop each year.

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Writers and Part Makers Need to Get a Grip

(This dovetail fixture exemplifies the principle that getting a good grip on the workpiece is essential.

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Oil & Gas

Zayer Sizes Up the Large Machine Market

Republic Lagun Machine Tool Co. is promoting this line of traveling column machines to users in the wind turbine, airframe, oilfield and rail industries.

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Is MTConnect “Priceless?”

“MTConnect opens a world of possibilities for automating and streamlining shop operations.”

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The Big Picture in a Big Picture

One thing about a tabloid-sized publication—it can depict a manufacturing concept in a poster-sized presentation.

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"Better Production" Is One of Our Better Productions

Almost every month, MMS runs a number of short articles about shop solutions—a cutting tool, a CNC machine, programming software, a workholding device or other product that has increased productivity, improved quality, cut costs or provided some other benefit to the end user.

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Holemaking

Nothing Boring about Boring

Under the right conditions, a precision boring operation can correct for a drilled hole that is slightly out of location.

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IMTS Results Are In

IMTS gets a lot of attention because it is such a comprehensive gathering of the latest metalworking and manufacturing technology.

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Letter to a Veteran

Hey, Rob—I'll admit it.

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