November/December 2025
Articles in this issue
Advanced Machining Fuels Growth
Sugar River Machine's "2.0" strategy—facility expansion, Mazak multitasking tech, and diversified customers—is driving rapid growth and new opportunities.
Thinking About Automation?
Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.
Get In The Groove
Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.
Best Broaching Ever
Broaching evolves with rotary, single-point and CNC-driven tools, plus cleaner electromechanical machines—delivering faster cycles, higher accuracy and lower c…
Addressing the skills gap
Manufacturers must close widening skills gaps through automation, structured training and global knowledge-sharing to build a stronger 2026 workforce.
A murky roadmap for next-gen aircraft
Future narrow-body aircraft hinge on new propulsion: open rotor, ultrahigh bypass, hybrid systems and blended-wing designs—promising but decades away.
Optimism and Uncertainty
Despite tariffs, labor shortages and tech gaps, manufacturers see renewed optimism—driven by automation, training, reshoring efforts and strong 2026 demand.
Machine Shop Innovation
NASA Glenn engineers created 3D-printed vibration-damping inserts that boost machining accuracy, cut cleanup time and improve prototype manufacturing efficienc…
Machining Stainless Steel
A clear breakdown of stainless-steel subgroups—machinability traits, challenges and best practices across austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, PH and duplex allo…
Aligning Finance And Sales
Manufacturers grow stronger when financing and sales work as one—aligned cash flow, structured sales processes and flexible funding create predictable growth.
High Production Threaded Holes
Brandt Taylor explores high-volume threaded holemaking, highlighting EMUGE's THRILLER tools that drill and thread efficiently using helical interpolation.
Bracing, Not Retreating
Toolmakers face rising costs, tariffs and uneven demand, yet the industry stands firm—bracing for challenges while maintaining resilience into 2026.