Lori Beckman

Lori Beckman Executive Editor

Automation

Programmable Gages Help Create Automation Cell

Conroe Machine (Conroe, Texas) is doing what most machine shops only dream of: hard turning a family of parts around the clock in an unmanned cell that operates a “self-controlled” process.

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Richest Foreign Countries Shake Off Aftermath of Financial Crisis

In case you're interested in knowing how the rest of the world's manufacturing sector is holding up, an article from The Guardian sums it up.

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Robotic Part Handling Reduces Labor Costs

To remain competitive, many manufacturing companies are looking for accurate, reliable and maintenance-free machine tools offering fast change-over, programming and setup.

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Supplier Deliveries Made the Biggest Improvement in August

Gardner’s precision machining index showed that business activity contracted for the sixth straight month in August.

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Swiss-Type Screw Machine Zone

Our Swiss-Type Screw Machine Zone offers a comprehensive collection of Swiss-type products, suppliers, articles, case studies, videos and more.

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Of Course Manufacturing Still Matters!

The article focuses on state GDP figures published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2012. The data shows the states that had the largest percentage of output attributable to manufacturing: The “10 states where manufacturing still matters.”

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High Productivity Through Remote Machine Monitoring

  As of June 1, all new DMG/Mori Seiki machines equipped with MAPPS control come installed with an MTConnect Standard V1.1 compliant MTConnect adapter.

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Cutting Tools

Outsourced Job Moves In House to Save Money

Up against a tight deadline and down to a single insert to run an entire batch of hardened steel components, Metalmite turned to Sandvik Coromant to help overcome a tough threading operation and take an expensive outsourced job in-house for a fraction of the cost.

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Job Shops Can Do Additive Manufacturing, Too

Although you’re intrigued by the process of additive manufacturing, you might be under the assumption that it is beyond the capabilities of your shop; after all, something this different from what you are doing now is out of your league.

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Business Expectations Reached Their Second Highest Level Since May 2012

  With a reading of 45.2, Gardner’s precision machining index showed that business activity contracted at a slower rate in July compared with June.

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Micromachining

Accuracy Helps Swiss Watches Keep Perfect Time

Production engineering solutions required by many Swiss watchmakers are already installed in their CNC machines when they buy them.

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SkillsUSA National Gold Medalist Follows Path Toward Career in Manufacturing

Medina, Ohio, student Adam Prante honed skills through STEM education supported by Tooling U-SME online learning.

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