Articles

Oil & Gas

A Candid Take on Turn/Mills

Turn/mills like this one enable Hunt and Hunt to efficiently machine oilfield components.

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Holemaking

Just don’t Call it Vibration

The device for rapid peck cycles holds the drill like a toolholder.

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Looming Crisis for CAM Industry?

Unlike machine or cutting tool manufacturers, CAM companies must consider new developments from a host of other disciplines when planning their R&D budgets.

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June MBI at 59.2 – Growth Rate Strong but Slowing

With a reading of 59.2, the MBI showed that the metalworking industry has been growing for 11 consecutive months.

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CAM Developer CEO Forecasts R&D Cash Crunch

Dan Frayssinet, CEO of Esprit CAM software developer DP Technology, predicts tough times ahead for CAM developers.

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A Really Cool Bar (-Fed Machining Center)

Bar-fed machining centers are just plain neat.

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Manufacturing Close to Home?

The shrinking of some machine tools enables them to be used in non-shop locations.

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Income and Spending Virtually Flat in May

Compared to April, real personal income excluding government transfers and consumer spending on durable goods were virtually flat in May, with income up just 0.05% and spending up just 1.1%. The story is a little different compared to last year.

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Investing in a Market

As we are all painfully aware, much of the manufacturing base that was once domestically owned has been supplanted by companies from overseas.

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MTConnect–Think of it as Social Networking for Machine Tools

At IMTS, attendees will be connecting with emerging technology such as MTConnect. (Photo courtesy of AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology.) We know how teenagers can use Facebook to keep track of who's got the biggest party planned for the weekend.

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BIEMH 2010 a Success Amid Continued Economic Uncertainty

Machines for cutting large parts, a high degree of customization and "green" manufacturing technology were just some of the noticeable trends at BIEMH 2010.

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Spanish at Heart?

Spain is my kind of place.

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