January 2025 Issue

January

January 2025

Digital Edition
What’s the Right Bar Feeder for Your Machine Shop?
Cover Story

What’s the Right Bar Feeder for Your Machine Shop?

Machine shops likely have questions about what type of bar feeder makes most sense for their operational needs. One or more of these four might be floating around in your head.

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Features

Featured articles from the January 2025 issue of Production Machining

Production Machining Index Improves as Supply Chain Stabilizes

Production Machining Index Improves as Supply Chain Stabilizes

Sharp rise in future expectations signals stronger conditions for 2025.

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Automating Complete Workholding Changeovers for Turning
Automation

Automating Complete Workholding Changeovers for Turning

Robotic loading of all workholding elements is perhaps the next logical step to create fully automated yet flexible machining cells for CNC turning centers even when batch sizes are small.

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Might an HMC Make Sense for Your Shop?

Might an HMC Make Sense for Your Shop?

Horizontal machining centers can be milling’s version of high-volume production. Here are three questions to ask yourself to determine if that equipment could enable your shop to diversify/expand its capabilities.

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Advice for Job Seekers

Advice for Job Seekers

Be specific in market, role and ideal employers and watch your job search networking and career prospects take off.

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The Importance of Strong Supply Chains for the CNC Industry

The Importance of Strong Supply Chains for the CNC Industry

A new wave of challenges is materializing for global supply chains, from shipping lane issues to increasing market regulations. Maintaining a robust global supply chain is critical.

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Seventh-Axis Linear Rail for Cobots offers Collision Detection
Automation

Seventh-Axis Linear Rail for Cobots offers Collision Detection

This seventh-axis device is said to be the first to provide collision detection functionality similar to a cobot joint while extending cobot operating range.

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PM’s Top Five Online Articles for 2024

PM’s Top Five Online Articles for 2024

Wondering which articles got the most clicks last year on productionmachining.com? Wonder no more.

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