Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

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.

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EDM

Bow 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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Bow Machining I

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.

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Basics

Why 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.

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Workhandling 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.

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Taking Titanium Seriously

Does titanium justify a machine that is engineered for this metal?

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Manufacturing’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.

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Laser & Waterjet

The Case for Abrasive Waterjet

Hear one shop’s case for using abrasive waterjet versus other cutting options.

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Automation

The Automation Incentive

One of the stranger consequences of the health care law might be its effect on technology investment.

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Turning Machines

From 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.

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Turning Machines

The 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.

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Holemaking

Video: 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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Horn USA
Schunk
DANOBAT
FANUC ROBODRILL
Mastercam 2025 Now Available
Kyocera
Hyundai WIA SE2600SY
Hyundai WIA SE2600SY