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You Are Already Paying for Training
Training saves cost in the form of higher efficiency and reduced rework. It’s just that the costs of not training are difficult to quantify, affecting the perception of training’s ROI.
Read MoreOwn the 3D Printer?
An alternative is the cloud. On the grounds of a major shipping hub, a new business lets manufacturers quickly obtain 3D printed parts by uploading a CAD file.
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The Extrusion Option
For the right parts, this choice might be surprisingly cost-effective. A drum pedal maker controlled cost by starting some machined components as extruded blanks instead of solid blocks.
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3D-Printed Tooling Speeds Manufacturing of Cutting Tools
Knight Carbide's insert delivery times had to wait on custom tooling, so they acquired a Mojo desktop 3D printer from Stratasys make their own. Lead times for insert carriers were shortened from weeks to just six hours.
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Employees and Automation in Harmony
For a well-known guitar maker, automation sets employees free, and product improvement engages those employees’ attention.
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Video: Robot Gripping by Granular Compression
An alternate approach to robot gripping readily conforms to the shape of many different target objects.
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Video: Vertical Machining Centers at Taylor Guitars
Equipment most of us associate with metalworking is used in this famous guitar maker’s production woodworking application.
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Multitasking Levels, MTConnect and Additive Mrf. Part of Tech Center Event
A recent open house at Mazak’s Chicago-area facility included not just various machines but also various ideas for thinking differently about machining.
Read MoreVideo: Manufacturing of the Machined Direct Drive Drum Pedal
Music-industry manufacturer DW Drums discusses in-house production, machining of its new pedal design and working with extruded parts.
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Will the Coalition Continue?
It almost certainly will. As the Whitehall Township Tooling Coalition nears the end of the tax incentive that led to its creation, this alliance of eight tool and die shops finds so much value in the partnership that the group is on track to last. Here are lessons in how and why to enter into an alliance of shops.
Read MoreConsumer Ratings for Machine Tools?
There are ratings for cars, but rating machine tools would be a different matter.
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Why Additive Manufacturing Belongs on a Machine Tool
In more ways than one, the platform for subtractive manufacturing is also the enabler for additive.
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