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Manufacturing to Meet Tech Community at MT360
I will hold onstage conversations with additive manufacturing and collaborative automation leaders as part of the new technology event to premier May 12-14, 2020, in Santa Clara, California.
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The Case for Consistency
Why do manufacturers ask their employees to work within defined systems? Here's why consistency matters.
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Video: Redesigned Milling Cutter Demonstrates Possibilities of Additive Manufacturing
Topology optimization, 3D printing and a material change for this milling cutter resulted in an 80 percent reduction in mass.
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Understanding the Internet of Things
Part of the strangeness is this: There is not much to understand! Cheap sensors, fast connectivity, and data storage and applications in the cloud all come together to simplify certain kinds of automation needs. A band saw in the lab at Georgia Tech illustrates how manufacturers might put this to use.
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Not Every RFQ Needs Your Attention
This shop discovered the most profitable thing it could do with certain RFQs is to prevent them from ever reaching the quoting team.
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Where Does a Hybrid Metal AM Machine Tool Make Sense? Ask the Marines
A hybrid system combining metal 3D printing with machining gives the Marine Corps perhaps its most effective resource yet for obtaining needed hardware in the field. It also offers an extreme version of the experience a machine shop might have in adding metal AM to its capabilities.
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The Starting Point for Machine Tool Monitoring: Data Analysis Is an Emotional Choice
For machine shops, the transformation that data-driven manufacturing promises to bring begins with machine monitoring, and there is a human component to this.
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The Sign on the Wall When I First Met Mark Albert: “When In Doubt, Tell the Truth”
Not just writing, but writing with integrity, is the work and the craft to which Mark Albert gave his career.
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Video: Emotional Intelligence in Action at Westminster Tool
A companion to the recent Modern Machine Shop cover story on a moldmaker’s commitment to emotional intelligence, here is a look at the culture change at this shop through the words and perspectives of team members.
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For This Mold Shop, the Key to Closing the Skills Gap is Emotional Intelligence
Thanks to a culture change founded on a commitment to emotional intelligence, this mold supplier solved its skilled labor problem and increased throughput per employee.
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10 Things to Know About Collaborative Robots
Technology advances related to collaborative robots suggest this technology will become more capable and commonplace.
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How We Misread Productivity Gains in the Debate About Manufacturing Jobs
Manufacturing appears to lead other sectors in productivity growth, but productivity measures pick up factors besides automation. Recognizing this fact changes the terms of part of the public debate.
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