Articles
"Soft" Automation is Long Overdue
Digitalizing and systemizing the clerical work of quoting and quality control is more achievable and more urgent than ever.
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Choosing Workholding to Meet Machining Challenges
When it comes to workholding, shops can choose from options that can provide flexibility, help increase throughput and enable five-axis machining.
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11th Annual Top Shops Benchmarking Program Opens with New Features
For 2021, 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ’s Top Shops, the annual benchmarking program for CNC machine shops, is open year-round and includes a new sourcing platform.
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Considering 3D Printing for Production? Start Here (Video)
3D printing is ready for production, but it isn't plug-and-play. Editors break down the issues to consider in this high-level conversation.
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Metalworking Index Signals Slowing Expansion in November 2020
The Gardner Business Index: Metalwork fell to 50.2 in November 2020, indicating that while growth has continued, it is slowing and could turn to another contraction.
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Shifting From On-Machine to Offline Programming
In the midst of learning to program its CNC milling machines offline and the promise of using that experience to transfer more work to its Swiss-type lathe, an Ohio job shop is changing its company culture and taking on more complex work.
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When to Use 2D or 3D Surface Measurement
Instead of committing exclusively to 2D or 3D surface measurement, shops should consider their use cases.
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Job Shop Automates Using Cobot Arm
Loading and unloading a repetitive job was straining employees at B.I.C. Precision Machine, so the shop integrated a cobot arm from Absolute Machine Tools into its production process.
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IMTS Spark: MMS Editors Choose Favorite Article of 2020
The editors of 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ share observations of reporting on metalworking facilities and their conversations with metalworking leaders.
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Exploring Virtual Internships in Manufacturing
Allison Giddens of Win-Tech Inc. describes how she turned Win-Tech’s high school internship from COVID cancellation to virtual success.
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Why Binderless CBN Inserts Turn Titanium Faster
A new formulation of cubic boron nitride could provide a more solid alternative to cemented carbide as finish-machining becomes more demanding.
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Can Nanotechnology Redefine Metalworking Fluid?
Tiny onions provide a maintenance-reducing alternative to hazardous chemicals for cooling and lubricating parts.
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