Auto Industry to Confront Challenges in 2023 January 11, 2023 The auto industry will confront various challenges this year as automakers expand investment in electric vehicles and move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, speakers at a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago conference said today.
Manufacturing Adds 8,000 Jobs in December January 6, 2023 Manufacturing employment rose by 8,000 jobs in December, with gains in durable goods but losses in non-durable goods.
Fabrisonic Moves to New Facility January 5, 2023 3D printing company Fabrisonic has moved to a larger facility in Lewis Center, Ohio.
Hybrid Machine Tools Offer One-Two Punch August 17, 2018 When additive manufacturing first hit the market, some said it would eventually be the death of traditional, or subtractive, CNC machining. More than 30 years later, new machines are showing additive manufacturing as it really is—a complementary technology.
Business Outlook for Tooling, Workholding on the Shop Floor Is Bright April 27, 2018 Manufacturers are always looking for signs of what the economy and the business outlook have in store for them. Since the election of President Trump and, more recently, passage of the tax reform law in December, confidence among businesses of all sizes has been overwhelmingly positive.
A 3D Printing Startup Grows Up October 30, 2017 Fabrisonic, Now 6 Years Old, Moves to Develop New Processes, Materials
Applications Expand for Versatile Thread Milling March 1, 2018 Thread milling, a fundamental metalworking process to create threads, is often the operation of choice when working with difficult-to-machine materials, such as titanium, tool steels, stainless steels, hardened steels and other superalloys.
When the Going Gets Tough, Tough Toolholders Get Going April 23, 2018 As machining has evolved, toolholders have advanced to include rigid, secure systems with anti-pullout protection. These advanced systems are needed to take on difficult-to-machine materials, such as titanium and heat-resistant superalloys (HRSA), and accommodate ambitious removal rates and long tool overhangs. Think of them as insurance against tool pullout and breakage—a situation nobody wants.
Digital Tool Data Refines Machining, Helps Industry 4.0 Find Its Way April 24, 2018 It’s said you don’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. For Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing, digital libraries provide that map.
BIG Kaiser Tooling Upgrade Wins Races for Team Penske April 25, 2018 On race day, everybody sees the race on TV, but behind the scenes there’s a competition going on between shops where time is everything, according to Matt Gimbel, Team Penske’s production manager.
