One man's war on disaster May 12, 2020 Factory safety is not a theoretical issue for Gabe Glynn, CEO of the wearable tech firm MākuSafe.
Adopting MBD is About More Than Technology January 4, 2019 There is a lot of promise in the coming adoption of Model-Based Definition (MBD) in industry. MBD is the practice of attaching useful information to a 3D CAD model, such as tolerances or material properties. This should be especially good news for manufacturing engineers.
Shop Roots Out Long Set Up Times with Advanced Automation December 7, 2018 Erik Anderson, president and CEO of Basin Precision Machining LLC, has determined that setups are the root of all evil when it comes to manufacturing productivity. They cause part variations, downtime, and high-percentage scrap rates.
Ten Safety Tips for Oil and Gas Industry Workers November 21, 2018 Workers in the oil and gas industry continue to be one of the groups at the highest risk of injuries and fatalities on the job compared to all other U.S. industries. The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015) revealed that out of 120 workplace deaths in the mining, oil, and gas extraction industry, 74 of them occurred within the support activities for oil and gas operations.
IMTS Returns as an In-Person Event After Four Years July 26, 2022 IMTS is being held in Chicago in September. This marks the return of the show as an in-person event.
Putting EVs, Fuel Cells to the Test July 25, 2022 Leak testing to be important for fuel cell, electric vehicles.
An Industry in Transition July 14, 2022 The automotive industry is in transition, but perhaps not the type of transition that many analysts, forecasters, and company executives expected.
Machine Tool Orders Slip in May July 11, 2022 Orders for machine tool orders slipped in May, both on a monthly and year-over-year basis.
Manufacturing Slows in June July 11, 2022 The U.S. manufacturing economy slowed in June, with new orders going into negative territory, the Institute for Supply Management said July 1.
U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Total $175.4M in May July 11, 2022 May 2022 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $175.4 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.