Video: Machine Shop of the Future
Siemens produced this attractive video to illustrate what it sees as a likely representation of the machining facility of the future.
WatchBow Machining II
What does a bow say about manufacturing? Quite a bit, actually. Bows from Elite feature trigger parts machined through EDM, composite laminate upper and lower limbs cut with waterjet, and a riser and other components milled out of aluminum on a vertical machining center.
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Toyoda's Stealth vertical machining center is part of a manufacturing process that bow maker Mathews Inc. uses to produce 300,000 bows per year.
Read MoreWhy a Tech Center?
There was a time when a machine tool supplier could serve a local market sufficiently by having machines for sale in that region and having technicians available to service them. That much isn’t enough anymore, says SNK America.
Read MoreWorkhandling with Wood and Water
Modern Machine Shop covers sophisticated manufacturing technology, yet I admit to feeling admiration when I see shops finding cheap and simple ways to solve manufacturing problems.
Read MoreManufacturing’s Potential for Power Savings
Efforts at energy efficiency in manufacturing can have a big impact. In fact, DMG/Mori Seiki says its heat-treat alternative, grind-hardening, has the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of surface hardening by 85 percent.
Read MoreThe Case for Abrasive Waterjet
Hear one shop’s case for using abrasive waterjet versus other cutting options.
WatchThe Automation Incentive
One of the stranger consequences of the health care law might be its effect on technology investment.
Read MoreFrom Aggravation to Lights-Out Production
Automated machining has transformed this South Carolina shop. However, achieving unattended production involved far more than just shutting off the lights.
Read MoreThe Unexpected Advantages of Robotic Automation
This shop justified the robot solely through improved use of labor. Other benefits came to light after the automation arrived.
Read MoreVideo: Music by Modulation
M4 Sciences makes a device that uses modulation-assisted machining to prevent chips from binding during deep drilling. Called “TriboMAM,” the system oscillates the drill in and out of the cut 1,000 times per second.
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