Gummy, Stringy Material Meets its Match with Cut Taps, Thread Mills March 2, 2022 Selecting the right tool for threading aluminum begins with considering the key properties of aluminum; the pros and cons associated with the main choices of tools, cut taps or thread mills; and advances in tooling technology including coatings and coolant-through capability.
Learning is a Continuing Venture February 7, 2022 The Composites Manufacturing Technical Group of SME recognized two individuals and two prominent composites manufacturing organizations at its 2021 Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Awards program.
The Past, Present and Future of Manufacturing February 15, 2022 Manufacturing technology has a rich history in this country, one that we can all be proud of.
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?
Better, Faster, Smarter August 16, 2022 New tooling and workholding systems help prep machines shops for Industry 4.0.
A New World for Energy Parts Manufacturing November 30, 2021 Solar, wind and hydro are striving for dominance in the energy sector while oil and gas continues to hang on tight. What does it mean for suppliers?
RAPID + TCT emphasizes how additive manufacturing will expand November 18, 2021 This year’s RAPID + TCT show signaled a new wave of users, with 35 percent of the audience being new to adopting additive manufacturing technologies.
Legacy machinery can be data mined for modern operations November 22, 2021 Whether transmitted through wires or the air, data collected from older factory devices can help a shop owner make smarter business decisions.
Can U.S. remain competitive in SiC chip industry? December 1, 2021 Manufacturing USA Update: PowerAmerica’s Victor Veliadis offers a mass-production plan for SiC chips
NASA seeks to improve fuel lines using SensePipe November 25, 2021 By embedding fiber optic sensors, Luna Innovations and Fabrisonic are pushing to develop new and improved methods of structural health monitoring and data acquisition in extreme environments.
