How Metalworking Fluids Can Be a Strategic Advantage for Machine Shops June 6, 2019 Metalworking fluids are a key part of the manufacturing process, but many shops don’t understand the critical importance of choosing the right fluid for their processes. In this podcast, Alan Rooks, editor in chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, speaks with Drew Borders, business development manager for Blaser Swisslube, about why metalworking fluids should NOT be thought of as a commodity and an “unavoidable cost” to a company, how metalworking fluids can be a strategic tool for manufacturers, and the role of new vegetable oil or ester-based metalworking fluids.
The Advantages for Manufacturers of Outsourcing Marketing Operations June 6, 2019 In this podcast, Alan Rooks, editor in chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Damien Cabral, partner in TribalVision, about the marketing challenges facing manufacturing companies in today’s business climate, why a company would want to use outsourced marketing instead of their own staffers, and some real-world examples of how this process works.
Tackling Employee Turnover June 25, 2019 Jeannine Kunz, vice president at Tooling U-SME, talks with Chris Mahar, associate editor of Manufacturing Engineering, about Tooling U-SME’s recent “The True Cost of Turnover” report and the impact that employee turnover has on manufacturing productivity.
Suhner Exec Reviews Firm’s Robot Tools, Composites Work May 6, 2019 At the AeroDef conference in Long Beach, Calif., Lee Coleman, managing director of the U.S. machining division at Suhner, discusses the company’s aggressive move into the robot tool area.
Siemens Exec Lays Out Value of Digitization May 6, 2019 At the AeroDef conference in Long Beach, Calif., Daniel Martinez of Siemens Digital Industries patiently describes how OEMs and supply chain members that haven’t yet taken up digitization move into it now.
Personalize Products? Switch Product Formats in 15 Minutes? It's Happening at L'Oreal January 15, 2019 Smart Manufacturing magazine Editor in Chief Brett Brune interviews Stéphane Lannuzel, chief digital officer for operations at L’Oréal, in Paris.
Learning Best Practices Of Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing With Stratasys Direct October 9, 2019 Andrew Carter, Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Stratasys Direct, the 3D printing manufacturing services company talks with Bruce Morey, Senior Technical Editor for Manufacturing Engineering magazine about the context and current best practices of metal-based additive manufacturing.
Maximizing Metal Additive Manufacturing with In-Process Quality Inspection July 25, 2019 In this podcast, Chris Mahar, Associate Editor of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, talks with Ron Fisher, Vice President of Business Development at Sigma Labs about metal additive manufacturing and how their in-process nondestructive quality inspection system is enabling manufacturers to maximize their metal-based additive manufacturing operations and quality control.
Better Chips: Machine Tool Automation (Hint: It’s not Robots) March 19, 2019 Ryan Hegman, National Sales Manager, Caron Engineering Inc, talks with Chris Mahar, Associate Editor of Manufacturing Magazine, about how software and sensors can improve CNC machine tool life and performance.
The Skinny on 3D Scanning, From a Creaform Exec May 6, 2019 At the AeroDef conference in Long Beach, Calif., Creaform’s Payam Hariri explains who in manufacturing is using 3D scanning, as well as all the ways in which it is being used.