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There is no real problem with threading a pipe. Most DIY types can do it in their workshop with hand tools, but when the pipe is 40′ long and ordered by the ton, you are in oil country. Pumping crude oil out of the ground requires drill pipe, casing, tool joints, tees, crosses, flanges, and couplings. All those items need to be machined. And that takes specialized workholding.

If you’re looking for new solutions to tooling and workholding challenges, IMTS was a great place to start. The bi-annual trade show, held this past September in Chicago, allowed shops to browse for the “latest and greatest” technologies.

Zekelman Industries had a goal to deliver steel-framed, volumetric modular building units up to 50 percent faster, without cost overruns, built to 1/16” (1.59-mm) tolerance.

The basic principles behind the universal joint are centuries old, but the methods to make them are changing.

There are many key benefits from investing in robotics to help manage maintenance and repairs of manufacturing equipment.

Polar has successfully “hired” a robot with Formic, realizing a return on investment from the second the robot turned on.

The right tooling can have a profound effect on a shop’s competitiveness and future growth.

For Rapid WaterJet Design, Emuge cutters made the difference between hours of profiling on a conical part with a ball-nose cutter vs. far more efficient Circle Segment machining.

The Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Adoption Report by IoT Analytics suggests that Industry 4.0 technology uptake is still low among manufacturers.

The new i-ONE system of exchangeable micrograin carbide drill inserts and premium tool steel holders with coolant channels is based on coating advances and optimized designs for higher tool life and changeover speed, according to tool manufacturer YG-1.