Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief

Workforce Development 4 Jul 2018

Siemens/Festo Didactic Partnership Takes Aim at Skills Gap

Siemens is partnering with Festo Didactic to offer a certification program to help students, instructors and learning institutions combat the skills gap in the rapidly changing manufacturing industry.

Automation 27 Jun 2018

Maximize Automation Results with Bar Feeders

Bar feeders are the primary automation option for the precision turned parts shop. Selecting the best bar feeder for the application is important for maximizing the production benefits of this technology.

Turning Machines 20 Jun 2018

Precision Machining for the Medical Industry

Here’s a machine with the flexibility to provide consistent results on complex, high-value medical parts, working from bar to box with minimal human intervention.

Automation 20 Jun 2018

Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots Wins Engelberger Award

The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, as the recipient of the Engelberger Robotics Award.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 20 Jun 2018

A Lesson about Automation

The advantages of automation on the shop floor can run deep, but many shops struggle with determining the best starting point.

1 Jun 2018

Methods Machine Tools Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Methods Machine Tools Inc. is celebrating its 60th anniversary by hosting open houses, holding technology events and introducing new product lines throughout the year.

30 May 2018

Brian Papke Inducted into Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame

The chairman of Mazak Corp. has been inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame, an award that honors men and women who have made a lasting contribution to the community in economic, cultural and civic endeavors.

25 May 2018

Mazak Hosts 27th Annual Precision Machining Competition

Mazak’s Midwest Technology Center hosted the 27th annual Precision Machining Competition, honoring excellence in precision machining skills among Illinois high school students.

23 May 2018

Big Kaiser Covers Key Topics at Breakfast & Learn

Big Kaiser Precision Tooling held its annual 3-day Breakfast & Learn event, with technical presentations and an open house that featured demonstrations of the company’s tool presetters, tooling, and zero-point workholding solutions.

20 May 2018

Nothing is Impossible

As long as we continue to seek out the areas that will contribute to our further advancement and work to refine our skills and improve what we already can do, we will be able to surpass what even recently was considered impossible.

16 May 2018

Heule Celebrates 30 Years in North America

Heule Tool Corp., supplier of automated deburring, chamfering, countersinking, and spotfacing tools, held an open house to celebrate its 30th anniversary serving North American manufacturers.

2 May 2018

Boston Centerless Celebrates 60 Years

This year, Boston Centerless celebrates its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1958, initially providing through-feed centerless grinding services, today the company also provides precision ground bar materials and is equipped for in-feed centerless grinding and the manufacture of ultra-precise gages.

The Best Abrasive for Precision Surface Treatment