Data-Driven Manufacturing
High-Production Multitasking Becoming More Flexible
Rotary transfer machines remain well-suited for high-volume production, but are now more accommodating to smaller batch sizes.
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4 Bright Ideas for Effective Lights-Out Machining
Adopting lights-out machining involves considerations when a machine shop decides to move forward with the process. Here are some tips to a successful implementation.
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Inside the Premium Machine Shop Making Fasteners
AMPG can’t help but take risks — its management doesn’t know how to run machines. But these risks have enabled it to become a runaway success in its market.
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Piezoelectric Sensor Technology: Moving Toward more Efficient Machine Monitoring
A new system that uses simple and compact force or strain sensors, which can be integrated inside toolholders or mounted on surfaces such as spindle housings, can facilitate CNC machine monitoring.
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The Value of RFID Machine Operator Authentication
Can secure shopfloor employee authentication via radio frequency identification enable shops to optimize their data-driven manufacturing efforts?
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The Value of Tool Monitoring on Rotary Transfer Machines
By using a tool monitoring system, shops can save costs associated with machine maintenance and downtime for tool changes while increasing cutting performance.
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CNC Machine Shop Employment Positions to Consider Beyond Machine Operators
Many machine shops have open machine operator positions to fill. But does it make sense for shops to also seek automation engineers, IT managers and assembly personnel?
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Precision Machining Technology Review October 2023
Production Machining’s October 2023 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Tungaloy-NTK America Inc., Renishaw, Walter USA, Seco Tools and Haimer USA.
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Renishaw Data Platform Promotes Connected Shop Floor
Renishaw Central collects metrology, status and alarm data from connected devices across the shop floor.
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Video: Using AR for Remote Machine Tool Troubleshooting
Augmented reality can enable service engineers to help machine shops identify and possibly remedy issues with their machines remotely, perhaps eliminating the time and cost of an on-site diagnostic and maintenance visit.
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