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Ink coders are for simple, low-cost printing on all types of flat materials.
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Motivation for automation
Two new automation systems can save shops money by reducing machine-loading labor.
Minutes count when machining large orders
Seeb Industrial turns to Tungaloy to reduce cycle time on part production.
Prototyping picks up speed with metal 3D printing
Today's metal powder bed printers make it possible to produce prototype and low-volume production parts from various metals.
Selecting the appropriate drill design
Twist, indexable, replaceable-tip and spade drills can performed most machine work in today's shops.
Easing the grind
Having a tool and cutter grinder in a machine shop provides multiple advantages.
Grinding gets smart
A builder of grinding machines is adding digital services to improve product performance.
Ceratizit SA hopes to change the turning process
Company's High Dynamic Turning and FreeTurn tools promise full range of motion.
Gradual versus incremental cross-feed
The Grinding Doc shares why he is not a fan of gradual cross-feed.
Friends, employees don’t mix
As a machine shop owner or manager, it's wise to stay out of the personal lives of employees.
A tool-setting blue light special
The NC4+ Blue on-machine tool-setting system is the first of its kind to feature a blue laser.
Work cells work
Cellular manufacturing steadily permeates the metalworking world