Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Is Data Driving the Decisions You Make in Your Shop?

Collecting and using data enables shops to make more informed decisions on the shop floor as well as help automate processes. But don’t forget about the “data” stored in the minds of your top employees.  

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IMTS

5 High-Volume Machining Trends at IMTS 2022

Manufacturing businesses that machine parts in high volume are looking to new technology — hardware and software — to become more competitive.

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Automation

See What Lights-Out Machining Looks Like

Caron Engineering demonstrates machining technology that, when combined, can offer peace of mind when shutting off the lights and heading home for the evening.

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Introducing Tsugami America

Announced at IMTS 2022, Tsugami/Rem Sales is now Tsugami America, a name change in part to reinforce the company’s continued efforts to be partners in machining technology with its North American customers.

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IMTS

Learn How Workholding Helps Whip Rotors Into Shape

Hainbuch America’s custom workholding will be on display at IMTS 2022.

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How Fast Can You Change Over a Multi-Spindle?

Today’s CNC multi-spindles feature design elements that enable these high-production machine tools to be effective for lower-volume jobs that require more frequent setups.

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Using Video and Machining Demos to Tell the Story

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom’s booth features 11 machines cutting live as well as multiple video monitors highlighting testimonials from customers leveraging its machine tools to their advantage.

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Tooling

The Promise of Monitoring Live-Tooling Performance

Sensor technology on live-tooling units could not only prove valuable for predictive maintenance but also overall production monitoring and improvement for a range of machine tool brands.

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Use ERP to Capture Tribal Knowledge?

When McCormick Industries adopted a new enterprise resource planning software for better data visibility and accessibility, it found that the software also enabled it to cull the expertise of its experienced shopfloor employees.

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Are You Ready? IMTS Is Right Around the Corner

In addition to seeing the latest manufacturing equipment on display, the International Manufacturing Technology Show offers other sources of efficiency-boosting ideas you might possibly apply in your machining business.

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Can a Job Shop Benefit From a CNC Multi-Spindle? This One Does.

Although CNC multi-spindle machines are often dedicated to running one part or family of like parts, this Wisconsin job shop has found a way to make 20,000 parts per run its sweet spot for that equipment to better serve multiple customers.

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Automation

RW Screw: Where Automating Processes is a Common Thread

This Northern Ohio contract machine shop increasingly integrates automation, in all its forms, as it adapts to the reality of a continually diminishing talent pool.

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