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23 May 2024
Stories of Swiss First Additions
A handful of shops share their stories about the how’s and why’s of adding their first Swiss-type CNC turning centers.

6 May 2024
Moldmaker Finds Value in Swiss-Type Machining
This multifaceted manufacturer has added CNC sliding-headstock turning technology to complement its established mold tooling production and new injection molding capabilities as it continues to pursue complex medical work along a vertically integrated path.

2 Apr 2024
Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners
AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.

1 Apr 2024
Buy a Solution, Not a Machine
As companies have worked to meet new challenges while capitalizing on emerging opportunities, many have discovered the need to radically rethink fundamental aspects of how they do business.

15 Feb 2024
When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe
South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill prismatic parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to that work than ever before.

8 Feb 2024
Robotic Automation Options for Vertical Turning Centers
Custom robotic machine tending systems designed for specific high-volume machining applications can yield significant productivity and product flow benefits.
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4 Jun 2024
Replaceable-Insert Spade Drill Basics, Advantages
Although solid carbide and indexable-insert drills have their place in a machine shop, replaceable-insert spade drills offer specific advantages for various holemaking operations on machining centers and lathes.

3 Jun 2024
Chuck Jaws Achieve 77% Weight Reduction Through 3D Printing
Alpha Precision Group (APG) has developed an innovative workholding design for faster spindle speeds through sinter-based additive manufacturing.

7 May 2024
Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry
Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.

2 May 2024
Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling
Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.

9 Apr 2024
When to Use a Diaphragm Chuck
The accuracy and repeatability of these chucks make them well suited for a number of workholding applications, including turning and grinding.

1 Apr 2024
Piezoelectric Sensor Technology: Moving Toward more Efficient Machine Monitoring
A new system that uses simple and compact force or strain sensors, which can be integrated inside toolholders or mounted on surfaces such as spindle housings, can facilitate CNC machine monitoring.
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16 Apr 2024
Standard Control Functions with Swiss-Types in Mind
Features in this line of machine-specific CNCs assist setups, offer synchronized movement commands and provide other standard, not optional, capabilities to streamline Swiss-type programming.

7 Mar 2024
ProShop Provides ERP Technology to Purdue Engineering School
The ProShop Digital Ecosystem will be used as the inventory management and ERP system at Purdue University’s Industrial Engineering School.

19 Jan 2024
Precision Machining Technology Review: January 2024
Production Machining’s January 2024 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Monaghan Tooling Group, Okuma America, Tungaloy, Cortec Corp., Fixtureworks and T.J Davies Co. Inc.

18 Dec 2023
10 Ways AI Might Impact Manufacturers
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of assisting decision-making processes and boost overall manufacturing efficiency.

15 Dec 2023
Precision Machining Technology Review: December 2023
Production Machining’s December 2023 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Sandvik Coromant, Nikon Metrology, The L.S. Starrett Co., Walter USA, Kennametal and SolidCAM.

7 Dec 2023
How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch
When Shamrock Precision needed to cut production time of its bread-and-butter parts in half, it turned to a new type of machine tool and a new CAD/CAM system. Here’s how the company succeeded despite the newness of it all.
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6 May 2024
Verisurf Sign Solutions Agreement With Hexagon
Verisurf will offer complete metrology solutions that combine its model-based inspection and measurement software, training and live technical support with Hexagon CMMs.

12 Apr 2024
Zeiss Holds Digital Measurement, Metrology Event
Zeiss Quality Innovation Days brings together quality and metrology experts from all over the world to take part in industry-specific sessions.

11 Mar 2024
The Value of CMM Controller Retrofits
In this case, new controllers for two coordinate measuring machines — one 26 years old — with new programming software offers the possibility to enable multisensor inspection of critical, turned aerospace components.

4 Mar 2024
How Well do You Know Granite Surface Plates?
Here are some tips for choosing, maintaining and customizing a granite solution that will best meet your shop’s particular inspection needs.

16 Jan 2024
Verisurf Announces Software-Integrated CMM Sales Platform
The platforms enables customers to source new and pre-owned CMMs powered by Verisurf software.

28 Dec 2023
Addressing Machining’s Necessary Evil
Many view quality control as such, but integrating new measurement technologies and approaches can ultimately minimize QC’s impact on throughput and a company’s bottom line.
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3 Jun 2024
Chuck Jaws Achieve 77% Weight Reduction Through 3D Printing
Alpha Precision Group (APG) has developed an innovative workholding design for faster spindle speeds through sinter-based additive manufacturing.

24 May 2024
Stäubli Appoints New Robotics Director for North America
Christopher Clark will provide sales, service and support for the full range of Stäubli customers in North America.

2 Apr 2024
Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners
AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.

26 Mar 2024
The Value of Auto Adjust Magazine Bar Feeders
This bar feeder is designed to offer the flexibility to enable CNC turning centers to perform short-run work that would otherwise require frequent setups over a range of barstock diameters.

8 Mar 2024
Okuma America Corp. Appoints New VP of Engineering & Factory Automation Group
Wade Anderson will lead Okuma America Corp.’s engineering department, which includes applications engineering, product engineering and quality assurance teams.

7 Mar 2024
Job Shop Discovers and Fills a Fishing Need
The promise of a product line for improved mounting of electronic fish finders led this Missouri job shop to an automated turning process.
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27 Feb 2024 Automation
A Tale About an Automation Solution Discovered in Production Machining
A CNC Swiss production supervisor took to LinkedIn to describe how he discovered a rotary parts collector in the pages of our publication and has since purchased and benefited from it.

12 Feb 2024 Cutting Tools
Addressing Micro-Boring Challenges
This boring bar/tool holding system for Swiss-type lathes is said to offer high rigidity and positioning repeatability. In addition, the boring bars can be changed out using no hand tools.

8 Jan 2024 Workholding
Bar Feeder Designed with Swiss-Types in Mind
New technology enables this bar feeder to fully support the bar pusher and stock from inside the unit all the way to the spindle of a sliding headstock lathe.

4 Jan 2024 Grinding
Should You Bring Tool Regrinding In-House?
In some situations, the potentially high investment in an in-house tool grinding process can be justified with a relatively fast ROI. (Includes video.)

1 Dec 2023 Turning Machines
A German Machine Tool Builder’s “Second Push” Into the U.S. Market
Spinner recently has taken strides to boost its presence, service and support in the United States as well as Canada and Mexico for its multifunction CNC lathes and milling machines.

28 Nov 2023 Medical
New Cutting Tool Technology Discovered at Paul Horn Open House
During a tour of the company’s campus in Tubingen, Germany, I and more than 3,000+ others were introduced to a number of new advances the company has made in cutting tool technology particularly as it relates to the medical industry.

29 Apr 2024
You're Almost Out of Time to Take Top Shops Benchmarking Survey
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30 May 2024
ModuleWorks Announces Acquisition of Celeritive Technologies
ModuleWorks announces the acquisition of Celeritive Technologies, aiming to enable natural synergies and maximize benefits for customers, stakeholders and employees.

30 May 2024 Cutting Tools
Walter Boring Bars Provide Fast, Precise Tool Changes
The Walter QuadFit cylindrical modular interface enables quick and easy replacement of exchangeable heads.

27 May 2024
Ceratizit Promotes New President of Americas
Dan Cope’s new responsibilities include additional business units within the Americas, including Hard Materials Solutions, Round Tool Blanks, Preforms and Private Label.

24 May 2024 Automation
Stäubli Appoints New Robotics Director for North America
Christopher Clark will provide sales, service and support for the full range of Stäubli customers in North America.

23 May 2024
Hurco Extends Partnership With Ed Carpenter Racing
Hurco recently equipped ECR with a TM10Mi lathe with live tooling and a high-speed, five-axis VMX42HSRTi mill.

21 May 2024 Cutting Tools
Horn Milling Tools Feature Double-Edged Carbide Insert
Horn is expanding its milling tool portfolio to incorporate types for PTO shafts.

31 May 2024
Mazak Celebrates 50 Years of Manufacturing
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2 May 2024
Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling
Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.

18 Apr 2024
Automated High-Production Welding of EV Rotor Shafts
This cell is able to perform joining, preheating and welding operations for rotor shafts used in electric vehicles.

16 Apr 2024
Standard Control Functions with Swiss-Types in Mind
Features in this line of machine-specific CNCs assist setups, offer synchronized movement commands and provide other standard, not optional, capabilities to streamline Swiss-type programming.

9 Apr 2024
When to Use a Diaphragm Chuck
The accuracy and repeatability of these chucks make them well suited for a number of workholding applications, including turning and grinding.

26 Mar 2024
The Value of Auto Adjust Magazine Bar Feeders
This bar feeder is designed to offer the flexibility to enable CNC turning centers to perform short-run work that would otherwise require frequent setups over a range of barstock diameters.

19 Mar 2024
Is it Time to Update Your Scrap Processing Equipment?
Metalworking companies that are thinking about updating their metal scrap processing equipment have a lot to consider especially with how frequently production takes priority over waste management.

4 Jun 2024 Cutting Tools
Replaceable-Insert Spade Drill Basics, Advantages
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11 Mar 2024
Kyzen Solvents Provide Safe Parts Cleaning
The SLV901 and SLV803 solvents are formulated to maintain cleaning efficacy while providing a safe, environmentally friendly alternative to processes that use PFAS and HFCs.

25 Jan 2024
Kyzen Solvents Provide Ease of Cleaning for Medical Parts
The Metalnox line of solvent products are designed to improve reliability and increase the ease of cleaning in vacuum and vapor degreasing processes.

30 May 2023
MicroCare Creates Alternative Specialty Cleaning Fluids
MicroCare offers alternatives and expertise for replacing 3M Novec vapor degreasing fluids which are being discontinued, including fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids and PFAS-based additive products.

25 May 2023
In-line Monitoring for Automated Immersion Cleaning Systems
Ecoclean’s Acoustic Performance Measurement (APM) system provides in-line measurement of ultrasonic frequency and power in fully automated immersion cleaning systems on a batch-by-batch basis or at defined time intervals, such as once a shift, day or week.

10 May 2023
Industry Experts Create On-Demand Aqueous Cleaning Program
Participants who pass the program quizzes earn a certificate of successful completion, as well as 4 hours of continuing education credit from Sam Houston State University.

27 Apr 2023
Meeting Stringent Cleaning Goals With Modular Ultrasonic System
A knee implant manufacturer implements an advanced cleaning system that meets its tight cleaning requirements, including documenting, validating and tracing the entire cleaning process.

10 May 2024 Parts Cleaning
Industrial Cleaning Shop Zeros In on Precision
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Overcoming Multichannel Mill-Turn and Swiss CAM Programming Challenges
Join this webinar and discover how to overcome multi-channel mill-turn and Swiss CAM programming challenges using SolidCAM, with amazing machine simulation and customized post-processors tailored for your mill-turn and Swiss CNCs. Darrin Bryant, SolidCAM’s applications engineer, will highlight how to utilize SolidCAM's CAM software to enhance your CNC manufacturing and demonstrate how to optimally set up your projects for guaranteed success. Agenda: Major benefits of SolidCAM's single window integration and full associativity in Solidworks Embracing the future of increasingly complex CNC machines—including five-axis, Multi-Channel Mill-Turn and Swiss CNCs Exclusive features of SolidCAM's iMachining that provides much shorter cycle times and superior tool life Using iMachining Technology Wizard takes the guesswork out of defining cutting conditions and automatically provides optimal feeds and speeds while considering stock materials, cutting tools and CNC machine properties Using SolidCAM’s Toolkit to easily create customized precision project setups Highlighting the advantages of multiple verification options in SolidCAM Utilizing SolidCAM’s operations sequence manager to simplify synchronized part creation with fewer steps and higher success
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6 Jun 2023
The People Part of PMTS
The Precision Machining Technology Show is a great example of discovering ways shopfloor employees can become more efficient, thereby helping shops become more profitable.

20 Apr 2023
Why Are We Writing About a Shop Making Custom Baseball Bats?
I recently learned about a 153-year-old manufacturer that has produced billions upon billions of precision, metal pins which started another business making one-off wooden baseball bats. (Like I asked it to do for me and you’ll see at this year’s Precision Machining Technology Show). Here I explain why it’s worth the time to read that article.

17 Apr 2023
Carbide End Mills for Medical, General Machining Applications
PMTS 2023: The InchMax Series includes 2- and 4-flute square end mills which feature Union Tools’ UT coating and its standard Super Micro Grain carbide and tolerances.

17 Apr 2023
Dayton Coating Technologies Provides One Stop Shop for PVD Coated Tooling
PMTS 2023: Dayton Coating Technologies utilizes a distinct cleaning system to promote proper pretreatments for all parts before the coating process.

17 Apr 2023
Syncrex Swiss-Styles for Fast Tool Setup, Easy Programming
PMTS 2023: The Mazak Syncrex series comes in four bar capacities, ranging from 20 to 38 mm, and is available in 7-, 8- and 9-axis configurations as well as a 9-axis model with full B-axis contouring.

17 Apr 2023
EVO Presetter Offers Accurate, Reliable Operation
PMTS 2023: This tool management solution with Optik software is designed to help shops increase production output and decrease human error.
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31 Aug 2023
Swiss Rejuvenation Doubles Shop Productivity
As he progressed to CNC Swiss lead and later to his current position as CNC Swiss production supervisor, Darrin Baker helped the Swiss department at Liberty Precision double its productivity, according to his nominator.

24 Aug 2023
Emerging Leader's Tactical Expertise Shines During Move
Over the past year, Mike Gresen has led his team through the process of opening a new Benchmark Electronics location without interrupting supply to customers and within the company budget, shutting down production for only three business days.

17 Aug 2023
Emerging Leader's Dedication to Education
Instilling confidence throughout a shop floor can do wonders for company morale while increasing productivity.

10 Aug 2023
Emerging Leader Introduces CNC Swiss to Students
Mike Medeiros, production manager at North Easton Machine Co., has been advocating CNC Swiss lathes for years, attempting to persuade his local high school’s administration to add the technology to the school’s machining program. Finally, his efforts paid off.

3 Aug 2023
Emerging Leader's Problem-Solving Skills Cool Down a Hot Project
This 2023 Emerging Leader developed a product in response to a call for help from Yamaha that was a huge hit in the snowmobile industry when it hit the market in 2010. In fact, it is now a common product that most snowmobile OEMs have implemented.

1 Aug 2023
2023 Emerging Leaders Strengthen Their Staffs, Solve Problems
Superb critical thinking, top-notch leadership skills and a passion for building a strong team are a few of the common traits held by this year’s five Production Machining Emerging Leader award winners.
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5 Jun 2024
SUR/FIN 2024
SUR/FIN is the primary conference and trade show dedicated specifically to the surface technology industry. It is where leading surface technology companies connect, collaborate and contribute. And because it is the only conference and trade show sponsored by the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF)—representing the $28 billion finishing industry—it attracts noted business leaders and prominent thinkers to a forum where relevant issues are addressed and technologies presented. Join noted business leaders, visionary thinkers and the who’s who of the industry as we delve into the most pressing issues and explore the latest cutting-edge technologies. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of networking opportunities, enriching education and unbeatable collegiality. 2024 Show Dates: Wednesday, June 5: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday, June 6: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday, June 7: 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

13 Jun 2024
Moms in MFG
As an annual conference and supportive community, Moms in MFG is designed exclusively to support working parents and caregivers in manufacturing. Moms in MFG is dedicated to empowering and connecting moms and caregivers in manufacturing. In addition, it aims to assist manufacturing companies in discovering how they can provide the necessary support and create a nurturing environment for caregivers in manufacturing. Through valuable content, networking opportunities, and collaboration with fellow industry professionals, Moms in MFG celebrates the unique journey of moms and caregivers in manufacturing.

10 Sep 2024
Parts Cleaning Conference at IMTS 2024
Debuting in 2010, the Parts Cleaning Conference is the leading and most trusted manufacturing and industrial parts cleaning forum focused solely on delivering quality technical information in the specialized field of machined parts cleansing. Providing guidance and training to understand the recognized sets of standards for industrial cleaning, every year the Conference showcases industry experts who present educational sessions on the latest and most pressing topics affecting manufacturing facilities today. Discover all that the 2022 Parts Cleaning Conference has to offer!
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