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Workforce Development 26 Sep 2016

A Model for Machine Tool Training

Once a machine shop, now a training institute, this organization has an interesting and innovative approach to helping close the skills gap.

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23 Sep 2016

Good Night IMTS. See you Again in 2018

There were 115,612 in attendance, which is the third highest attendance recorded for an IMTS.

Single & Multi-Spindles 22 Sep 2016

A Different Look at the CNC Multi-Spindle

Last week at IMTS, ZPS showed a five-axis CNC multi-spindle designed for parts of low to medium complexity.

21 Sep 2016

The Buzz about Additive

Additive is not going away, and it is the technology of not only the present, but the future. Shops are capable of this technology, and by working with new additive processes, a business like yours can be more successful.

21 Sep 2016

Workshops for Warriors Graduates 43

Workshops for Warriors honored 43 veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members at its summer graduation in August.

Horizontal & Vertical Lathes 20 Sep 2016

Adding Value, Reducing Cost with Inverted Vertical Turning Centers

Inverted vertical turning centers find a home in an automotive stamping house.

20 Sep 2016

Precision Machining Index: August 2016 – 46.5

The index jumped to its second highest level since July 2015.

Bar Feeders 19 Sep 2016

Choosing an Automatic Bar Feeder

The bar feeder is the most common form of automation for turning operations. Selecting the right one requires consideration of the applications for which it will be used.

Toolholders 19 Sep 2016

Through-Coolant for Swiss Machines

This system allows shops to quickly transform the standard external-coolant live tooling heads on their turning machine turrets into those with through-tool-coolant capability.

19 Sep 2016

Six Reasons Steel is Vacuum Treated

Vacuum degassing treatments, along with various de-oxidation practices, are specified to control the amounts of dissolved gases in the steel.

19 Sep 2016

Trends in Advanced Industries: Brookings Institute

The Brookings Institute has prepared a comprehensive report on America’s Advanced Industries, or industries that invest at least $450 per worker in R&D and employ at least 20 percent of their workforce in STEM-intensive occupations.