Overall, there are two overriding customer needs: reducing cycle time and machine downtime. They want higher feed rates and depth of cut for greater metal removal.
Until the middle of 2010, first-tier subcontract machinist, JJ Churchill, could produce turbine blades only if they had their fir-tree root-forms preground elsewhere, or if they were subsequently added by another subcontractor. No longer is this the case.
Vollmer of America completed its move into a new 30,000-square-foot facility near Pittsburgh International Airport in June of 2020 and participated in the Las Vegas AWFS Fair in July this year.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, AMADA demonstrated its proven equipment at the show.
Visibility, uptime, profits, and part quality: why a networked manufacturing floor is no longer a nice-to-have
Artificial intelligence and automation help modernize machining.
Smart strategies to address workforce development challenges
While fossil fuels dominate the energy market, expect a new mix of parts as renewable energy and EVs grow in market share.
Mikron Tool expands its CrazyMill Cool P&S milling cutter family
Mold-and-die shops thrive on the latest technology in tooling, software, and machines. Process success often depends on using best-in-class solutions from the past as well as from the latest advances of today. New ways of using older technologies often depend on advances in enabling technologies.
