Stephanie Hendrixson Contributing Editor, Modern Machine Shop

CNC & Machine Controls 3 Oct 2014

Sensors Withstand Welding Environments

Balluff’s flatpack SteelFace inductive sensors are designed for heavy manufacturing, such as welding and stamping operations.

Workforce Development 1 Oct 2014

Book Promotes Shopfloor Communication

“Taking Control: A Simple Approach to World-Class Manufacturing” is intended to help bridge the gap between the shop floor, engineering and management through improving communication.

30 Sep 2014

Horizontal Milling Machine’s Universal Table Accommodates Gears

Sharp Industries’ model UH3 horizontal milling machine offers a universal table that is well-suited for gear cutting.

30 Sep 2014

Posa-Cut Celebrates 55 Years

The cutting tool manufacturer serves customers in industries including farming, heavy equipment and automotive.

29 Sep 2014

Methods Adds NY Distributor

The distributor will represent Methods’ full line of machine tool solutions.

Laser & Waterjet 29 Sep 2014

Video: From 2D to Five-Axis

While waterjets are adept at cutting large, flat sheets of material, they aren’t limited to strictly vertical cuts. A video of a demo in Jet Edge’s IMTS booth demonstrates five-axis waterjet cutting.

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Automation 18 Sep 2014

Optical Comparators Automate Inspection Processes

Developed by VisionX and available from Methods Machine Tools, the VisionGauge 700 series of digital optical comparators enables five-axis inspection so that users can efficiently view workpieces from all sides and angles.