Driving Growth, Productivity, and Profitability April 11, 2023 Moving the needle on American manufacturing innovation
Feeling Groovy June 29, 2022 Parting and grooving operations are everyday occurrences in a typical turning department. Is your shop performing them most effectively?
Fictiv Donates $10,000 in Parts for Electric Race Vehicle June 27, 2022 Fictiv contributed $10,000 in essential machined parts so a student-designed electric race vehicle could be completed.
Mitsui Seiki Kogyo Names President June 29, 2022 Hiroyuki “Roy” Kawakami has been promoted to president of Mitsui Seiki Kogyo Ltd., the parent company of Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.
Multitasking Machines = Increased Efficiency, Better Quality August 19, 2022 The Metal Removal pavilion at IMTS features automated technologies cojoined to make better parts.
When Work Cells Work for Machine Tools May 20, 2022 Scope of work, automation, ROI and other matters of note. Or, how many widgets do you want to make—and how fast?
Cutting Superalloy Challenges Down to Size December 17, 2020 How people feel about heat-resistant superalloys depends on what they do with them. Those who use parts made of HRSAs are high on the materials because they retain their strength and hardness at high temperatures and also provide excellent corrosion resistance.
FMS for Low-Volume, High-Mix Shop Provides Stable, Predictable Process February 26, 2021 What’s in a name? In some cases, a lot. “It’s in our DNA to live by our name,” said Scott Shortess, CEO of Advanced Machining & Fabricating and Advanced Plastics in Owasso, Okla. However, they are known simply by the name “Advanced.”
GF Machining Solution Shifts Sales Model in Some States December 22, 2020 GF Machining Solutions said it will transition in phases to a direct sales and support model in several key states.
Making HMCs Nimble Enough for Small Jobs January 14, 2021 Horizontal machine tools (HMCs) have typically been used for longer run production jobs. But as lot sizes decrease, machine builders and their partners have introduced new technologies that speed setups and generally make HMCs nimbler. So much so that one should probably rethink the role HMCs serve.
