December 2023 Issue

December

December 2023

Digital Edition
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Cover Story

Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024

Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.

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Features

Featured articles from the December 2023 issue of Production Machining

CNC Rotary Transfer Machine Features Ballscrew Electromechanical Tooling Units

CNC Rotary Transfer Machine Features Ballscrew Electromechanical Tooling Units

A CNC rotary transfer machine, a newly developed machine platform, is said to offer high rigidity, flexibility and accuracy for a range of high-volume, precision-machining applications.

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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023

Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023

Precision Machining activity was spared another month of accelerated contraction and held into October the same index reported in September.

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Roles of Women in Manufacturing: What I Learned
PMPA

Roles of Women in Manufacturing: What I Learned

Over 20 women were featured in the Roles of Women in Manufacturing series, which started in January 2023.

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How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch
CAD/CAM

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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The Case for Higher-Performing Metalworking Fluids

The Case for Higher-Performing Metalworking Fluids

Machine shops have the opportunity to enhance their profitability by choosing the proper metalworking fluids for each machining application.

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Reaming as an Alternative to Single-Point Boring
Cutting Tools

Reaming as an Alternative to Single-Point Boring

Using slip yokes as an example, reaming through holes can be more efficient and effective than single-point boring operations.

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Addressing Machining’s Necessary Evil
Measurement

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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Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection
Swiss-Types

Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection

When small part inspection and/or segregation is critical, this flexible, automated unloading and palletizing system for Swiss-type lathes can be the answer. 

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An Automation Comeback Story
Automation

An Automation Comeback Story

Alexandria Industries struggled with its first robotic machining cell. However, the aluminum extrusion components manufacturer — now with more than 20 robots — discovered that by simplifying and standardizing its automation strategy, it could reap the benefits of unattended machining even for relatively low batch sizes.

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10 Ways AI Might Impact Manufacturers

10 Ways AI Might Impact Manufacturers

Artificial intelligence offers the promise of assisting decision-making processes and boost overall manufacturing efficiency.

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Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
PMPA

Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible

Leaded steel is no longer produced in the United States. How do shops approach unleaded brass and steel machining?

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