Showcasing Industry Smarts September 26, 2022 Collaboration, outreach, industry experts, and a multitude of cutting-edge technologies took center stage at the recent Smart Manufacturing Experience.
Novelis Dedicates Michigan Customer Center September 15, 2022 Aluminum producer Novelis today formally dedicated its customer solution center in southeastern Michigan.
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.
2030 August 28, 2018 SME’s Smart Manufacturing Hub will be part of IMTS this year. Smart Manufacturing asked past Hub speakers to imagine what manufacturing will look like in 2030. Here are their visions:
Hot Techniques for Cutting High-Temperature Alloys August 1, 2018 For Dale Mickelson, Yasda product manager at Methods Machine Tools Inc. (Sudbury, MA) and author of several books on hard milling, tackling heat-resistant superalloys (HRSAs) requires the perfect combination of machine, workholding, tooling, tool paths and coolant.
SPONSORED BY MEP National Network: Dealing with Cyber Attacks–Steps You Need to Know August 1, 2018 Any business owner knows that information is a vital part of running a company. As manufacturing increasingly becomes more digitized, cybersecurity must become a standard component of doing business.
XR Drives Aerospace Excellence at Boeing July 23, 2018 Extended reality (XR) has burst onto the scene in the last few years, offering us amazing visualization possibilities in myriad application areas along the aerospace supply chain. While there has been explosive growth in this space of late, there is actually a very rich history between XR technologies, aerospace and Boeing.
The High-Speed Machining Benefits of Brass July 12, 2018 US machine shops are potentially underutilizing the machinability of brass by as much as 85 percent in their part processing operations, reports a recent study from the Copper Development Association Inc. (McLean, VA).
Sharpening the Point of Attack of Automation on the Shop Floor June 28, 2018 Flexibility has come to automation, perhaps as never before. And for industries that require precision machining, assembly, and measurement, automation technologies have never been more available.
AI Reaches ‘Irresistible’ Status June 5, 2018 Artificial Intelligence is weaved in with capacity management, cybersecurity, data science, diagnostics, ERP-PLM integration, location analysis, machine learning, predictive maintenance, process optimization, situational awareness and supply chain management.