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IMTS

Henning Booth Features Intuitive Touchscreen Interface

Henning Software’s booth has a Touch Scheduling Board that uses an intuitive touchscreen interface that lets you drag-and-drop scheduled shop order presentations.

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IMTS

Tornos Spotlights Century-Long Progression into Multitasking

At Tornos’ booth, the company is featuring No. 20, a Swiss-type lathe made in 1917, and visitors can assemble pens made from different Tornos machines, including SwissDeco 36 multitasking single-spindle lathe.

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IMTS

See Chip Control and Chipless Cutting at Marubeni Citizen-Cincom

Visit Marubeni Citizen Cincom’s booth to see how the new Low Frequency Vibration (LFV) cutting technology deals with the problem of chip accumulation. 

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Behind the Curtain of Machine Tool Sales

This book highlights the experiences of the author’s 20 years of selling machine tools, through his filter, “with plenty of philosophy, inspiration and wine tossed in.”

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IMTS

Live Presentations on IoT, Machining Cell, Modular Machining System

Fuji Machine America Corp. is featuring a live presentation stage at its booth showing IoT practices, a robot machine cell and a DLFn modular machining system.

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IMTS

Questions about Precision Machining? Ask Index

At this IMTS, Index Corp. is challenging show visitors to Ask Index key questions, the answers to which can help them ready their businesses for the next five years or more.

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Automation

Go North to Find Schütte's Multi-Spindles, South for Tool Grinders

Schütte USA are in two locations at this year’s IMTS with a sophisticated cell demonstrating automation applied using a FANUC robot in the South Hall and a presentation featuring CNC Multi-spindles in the Gosiger booth in the North hall.

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Parts Cleaning

IMTS Cleaning Exhibits Emphasize Trends

This year, some parts cleaning exhibitors say the biggest trends they are experiencing include more automated equipment, the need for precision cleaning for smaller particle counts than in the past and growing demands for using more green and neutral-based cleaners. 

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Basics

When to Choose Custom Tooling

While most shops try to use standard, off-the-shelf cutting tools for as many operations as possible, it is often more cost effective to invest in custom tools.

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Emerging Leader Justin Pluff Passes on Industry Knowledge to Promote Precision Machining

Justin helped transition Marshall Manufacturing from a screw machine shop to a CNC Swiss facility, doubling the company’s number of Swiss machines, while also being a trainer and mentor to many of his co-workers.

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Low Unemployment Rates Turn the Tides in Hiring

Low unemployment rates are giving employees the upper hand in hiring. How are they responding, and what can employers do about it? 

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5 Ways to Begin the Path to Digital Manufacturing

Creating bridges between the digital data-driven world and the physical world that generates the data is key to implementing a digital manufacturing system and reaping the benefits data analysis can bring to efficiency.

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