Demand Grows for Large-Envelope Machining Centers December 16, 2022 Super-sized parts and systems require manufacturers to go BIG and BIGGER.
Students Machine Parts for International Space Station November 30, 2022 NASA gets help from high schoolers on flight assembly for stowage lockers.
In Control: Machine Tool Builders Progress with Power and Precision October 28, 2022 A professor, who visited IMTS in September, discusses trends in machine tools.
Not Your Father's Waterjet October 26, 2022 Advancements in waterjet technology lead to new uses, industries.
Novelis Dedicates Michigan Customer Center September 15, 2022 Aluminum producer Novelis today formally dedicated its customer solution center in southeastern Michigan.
Forging Ahead to Trim Titanium Costs August 10, 2022 To produce complex titanium parts more cost-effectively, machine shops are increasingly incorporating advanced forging equipment to complement their existing CNC capabilities.
Making Parts at Home Leads to Company Job July 29, 2022 Craig Guth has been using an ACU-RITE MILLPWR control in his home shop to make custom motorcycle parts, and he is still using that same unit today. Not only that, but his love of machining secured him a full-time job in 2003 at The Toro Company headquarters in Bloomington, Minn.
What's New With Cutting Tool Coatings? July 27, 2022 Should you coat in-house? Factors to consider include costs, supply chain issues and the ability to make proprietary coatings.
Digital Twins for the Machining Process June 28, 2022 Digital twins are breathing life and innovation into increasingly more areas of manufacturing as well as solving challenges for machine shops of all sizes. With the skilled labor shortage and an ongoing effort to reshore high-tech manufacturing to the U.S., digital twins have a lot to offer.
Improving Assembly of Universal Joints June 22, 2022 The basic principles behind the universal joint are centuries old, but the methods to make them are changing.