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This Ribbon Cutting Was a “Sworded” Affair
Motoman Robotics celebrated the grand opening of its newly completed headquarters in Miamisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by one its dual-arm robots—wielding a traditional samurai sword no less!
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Uniting Office and Shop
In this shop, employees recognize that both office workers and machine operators are valued—without each department, progress cannot be made.
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How Micromachining Patience Speeds Prototype Production
A molder of tiny, silicone components for the medical industry explains how a patient, conservative approach to micromachining enables it to deliver prototypes faster.
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Big Part Machining: Overcoming the Forces of Nature
Successfully machining big parts means doing “whatever it takes.”
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Job Fair: General Tool
Machinists with experience on five-axis machines, horizontal boring mills or VTLs are invited to stop by for an interview and a tour.
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A Thousand Postprocessors for Multitasking Machine Tools
Gibbs and Associates, the developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machines, has created a thousand postprocessors to support multitasking machines. The availability of postprocessors for these machines has promoted the acceptance of multitasking technology in many shops and plants.
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September MBI Growth Shows Upward Trend
The MBI has been on an upward trend since April, indicating overall acceleration in metalworking industry growth.
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Optical CMM Equips Robots for Machining
A robot could make a great machine tool if it didn't have accuracy limitations. Here is what Comet is doing to develop a solution.
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What Makes for an Effective, Production-Oriented VMC?
Extended VMC cycle times due to modest spindle performance and slow non-cutting functions can increase costs for high-volume applications. However, new VMC offerings can minimize cycle times while maximizing competitiveness for production work.
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For Manufacturers, a Little Inventory is Healthy
It turns out that too much efficiency is inefficient.
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Contouring Head Basics
Know how contouring boring heads work? If not, here’s a quick explanation.
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Making Music while Making Chips
Machinists are creative people. So why should it surprise us that they are musically inclined?
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