Overcoming Labor Shortages with Autonomous Equipment August 4, 2021 Learn how to use automated mobile robots and pallet handlers to help with labor shortages
Four Intersecting Trends in Manufacturing July 20, 2021 How four intersecting trends in Manufacturing are changing the role of the technology supplier.
Innovative tools for Swiss Machining June 28, 2021 Innovative tooling the company has developed for swiss turn machines along with the changes in the Swiss machining market.
A Manufacturing Owner Perseveres in the Time of Covid. June 2, 2021 In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses the challenges of running a manufacturing company with Guest Karla Trotman, CEO of Electro Soft, Inc. Challenges she and her company have successfully navigated is not only COVID, but also the challenges of taking on a company her father founded, finding skilled talent and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in a time when these issues are becoming more important.
Manufacturing Affordable, Adaptable Pediatric Prosthetics with 3D Printing May 25, 2021 In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses how a new company is changing the paradigm in delivering prosthetics, especially pediatric patients. Easton LaChappelle, founder and CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow discusses how advances in 3D printing and software design tools from Siemens NX allowed him to offer mass customization affordably, and speedily.
How Advanced Computing Improves Machining May 3, 2021 In this podcast, Scott Walker chairman of Mitsui Seki USA and Bruce Morey Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering magazine discuss the most important technical trend affecting machining and manufacturing today—the rapid advance of computing.
The State of Additive Manufacturing in Defense April 9, 2021 Military, government, and civil protection agencies across the globe are investigating and adopting additive manufacturing for a wide range of applications and use cases. Forecast 3D has worked with countless defense contractors around the country and is positioned to assist engineers, designers, and procurement teams in navigating the next generation of industrialization. In this podcast, Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering Magazine discusses additive manufacturing with Guest John Sutterfield, Director of Project Management for Forecast 3D.
Digital Solutions for Additive Manufacturing April 5, 2021 Additive manufacturing is growing rapidly, as are the digital tools that are used to manage the AM production process. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Mathieu Pérennou, Global Business Development Director, Additive Manufacturing for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, about design and engineering software solutions for metal and polymer AM; solutions for post-processing operations; metrology solutions in AM; and all of how these solutions tie together.
Multi-Sensor Vision Systems: How They Compare with Traditional CMMs March 31, 2021 Vision systems offer new ways to measure and inspect parts. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine talks with Brad Bartmess, Sales Director—Vision Group for Nikon Metrology about key features that video measuring systems offer; the differences between a vision system and a multi-sensor vision system; various sensors that can be added to a vision system or a traditional CMM; key capabilities that a video measuring system can achieve that a traditional CMM cannot; and what applications and industries are the most appropriate for vision systems.
X-Ray CT Technology for Additive Manufacturing March 29, 2021 In quality control operations, technicians may need to see right through the part. That’s when X-ray CT technology becomes a highly effective choice. In this episode, Alan Rooks, Editor in Chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Andrew Ramsey, X-ray CT Consultant for Nikon Metrology, about key features and capabilities that X-ray CT technology offers for additive manufacturing (AM); challenges in AM where X-ray CT can provide a solution; the different types of measurements that can be done with X-ray CT; and how to ensure the accuracy of these measurements.