Chris Felix

Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief

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.

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KC SmartPort Briefing Examines Industry 4.0

KC SmartPort held its seventh annual industry briefing featuring a panel of manufacturing industry leaders discussing how the rapidly changing field is moving toward automation, with big data facilitating breakthroughs in process improvement.

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Don’t Overlook the Undersold

All working systems are held together by a series of interrelated individuals or parts, and while some of these parts may be bigger, stronger, flashier or more expensive, each one is necessary in its own form to create the expected overall result.

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Turning Machines

The Impact of Multitasking in Today’s Shops

As the technology behind multitasking machines continues to advance, shops are reaping the benefits.

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Mazak Partners with Austin Cindric in Texas

Mazak Corp. was featured as the primary sponsor on the No. 12 Ford Mustang driven by Austin Cindric for the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at Texas Motor Speedway this past Saturday, April 7.

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Programming the Vertical Mill-Turn

Learn more about vertical mill-turn technology and important part processing and CNC programming considerations for related applications.

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Automation

Siemens Event Introduces New Products and Emerging Communications

Siemens Factory Automation recently gathered with solution partners and end users for a four-day conference to share business ideas and strategies.

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Heidenhain Donates Equipment to University

To enable further advancements in metrology, Heidenhain Corp. recently donated a new EIB interface box with cabling and ACCOM software to UNC Charlotte’s Center for Precision Metrology.

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CAD/CAM

Capitalizing on B Axis for Optimization

Any opportunity to save time in the production process should be considered for its potential to increase profit. CAM vendors are developing new tools and refining existing ones to help optimize processes in multiple areas on the shop floor.

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Big Brother’s Good Side

Some people may see only a fine line between productive tracking and an invasion of privacy. But it’s hard to deny the ways these tools can increase efficiency.

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BIEMH Show in Bilbao Features 1,300 Exhibitors

More than 1,300 international companies have confirmed their attendance to exhibit at the 30th BIEMH biennial international machine tool exhibition, May 28 to June 1, 2018.  

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Eriez Metalworking Demo Truck Kicks Off 2018 Tour

The Eriez Metalworking Demo Truck, a 32-foot Peterbilt diesel rig with a 24-foot equipment showroom, is once again traveling across North America to deliver hands-on training and education to customers and distributors.

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