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DIY Training
The Additive Manufacturing Division at Renishaw Inc. is picking up the training gauntlet with an internal program called the Applications Academy.
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Röhm and ATS Form Single-Source Partnership
The two companies have partnered to create a single source for offering an extensive workholding and machining accessory selection, application expertise and local sales and service support.
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Entrepreneurship in Sweden Reminds Me of Our Shops' Spirit
This reminded me a lot of the entrepreneurial spirit that we find in our shops. Do you, too, have the gnosjöandan spirit?
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And the Winner Is …
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies will receive the first International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA) for its innovative methodology that enables metal deposition (using laser cladding) to be integrated on a multi-axis CNC machine tool.
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Scheduling Board Software Offers Touchscreen Interface
Henning Software’s new Visual EstiTrack Touch Scheduling Board software product incorporates a touchscreen interface that enables users to drag-and-drop scheduled shop order operations within and between work centers.
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Okuma and Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Expand Sponsorship
CNC machine tool manufacturer Okuma America Corp. and Chip Ganassi Racing Teams have expanded their partnership agreement to include the No. 1 Chevrolet SS, driven by Jamie McMurray in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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Tool Life Varies When Machining Carbon and Alloy Steels
There are many ways tools can fail. This article discusses factors in the steel that can lead to failure.
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Rich Stephenson to Present at PMTS Knowledge Center
Rich Stephenson, additive development, C&A Tool, will be presenting “Practical Uses of Additive Manufacturing – a Job Shop’s Perspective,” on Tuesday, April 21 at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, April 23 at 11 a.m.
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Ride this Train
Called “Train the Nation,” this popular OSG USA-sponsored training tour is back on track this year and next year. The program is an eight-discipline course covering all aspects of machining 3D parts.
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Joel Rutzen to Present at PMTS Knowledge Center
The “In-Machine Gaging and Process Monitoring” Knowledge Center on Thursday, April 23, at PMTS, will cover ways to take advantage of in-process gaging, broken tool detection, and process monitoring.
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Collaborative Robots for DIY Automation
Next-generation, new-generation, co-worker — call it whatever; there is a robotics revolution rolling into manufacturing, warehousing, materials handling and supply chains worldwide.
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Consolidating Operations with Swiss-Type Machines
This Ohio shop is learning about Swiss-type machines and finding how to blend the production advantages they bring into a smooth workflow. Machining parts complete in a single handling is one big advantage and a throughput goal for this shop.
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