Cutting Tool Orders Total $173.2M in July September 16, 2022 July 2022 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $173.2 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Get a Grip on Five-Axis Setups September 9, 2022 There’s more than one way to hold a part: all around, underneath or on top.
Navigating High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing July 27, 2022 Want to decrease setup times and become more competitive? Before investing in quick-change tooling or a new machine tool, take a look in the mirror: The roadblock might just be you.
The Path to Decarbonizing Aviation with Digital Twins November 21, 2022 Decarbonizing aviation will require a vast, collective effort to develop and mature a range of capabilities and technologies. Given the urgency, incrementalism won’t cut it.
Replacing Physical Prototypes with a Digital Twin November 22, 2022 With physical twins, will there be a time when can we stop building prototypes altogether?
A.I. Fuels Aerospace Manufacturing Automation December 7, 2022 Robots have become able co-pilots on the factory floor as painters, sanders, machine tenders, and materials transporters.
The Cutting Edge on Tool Coatings January 27, 2023 Incremental changes highlight recent advances in the wake of severe supply chain challenges.
How SMMs Can Embrace Volatility Using Digital Manufacturing December 8, 2022 To be competitive in today’s dynamic manufacturing environment, small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) need to implement mechanisms to facilitate the effective processing of multiple streams of highly volatile and time-sensitive customer requirements.
Real Improvement in Manufacturing Requires Real Machine Data December 13, 2022 How real machine data can spur improvement in manufacturing.
Turning Away From (Some) Tooling Conventions August 12, 2022 Has the cutting tool industry finally realized that the ISO and ANSI indexable insert systems, though good for standardization, sometimes stand in the way of increased productivity?