CMMs automate part measurement
Paired with machine tools in a manufacturing cell, a coordinate measuring machine can collect, process and transmit data.
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Sculptor finds the art in machining
Using handmade tools and automated machines, Baltimore-based artist Chris Bathgate crafts precise elements that assemble into complex sculptures.
Moldmaker pioneers use of femtosecond laser technology
Rhode Island shop applies latest technology to increase productivity.
A quality assurance audit has benefits
Manager's Desk: Although stressful, auditing for quality, health and safety can make a company better
Rotary Dressing: Stop Whining
The Grinding Doc takes on anti-directional dressing.
Avoid crashes with simulation software
Get with the Program: Manufacturer turns to Vericut in hopes of avoiding "one big crash"
Interface enables machines to speak a common language
Machine Technology: Association strives to facilitate the transmission of machine- and production-related data both within companies and to the cloud.
Basic endmill is anything but
Machinists find Haimer tool lasts longer, produces more.
Quick-change act
Camcraft added a flexible manufacturing system to enhance the spindle utilization of its horizontal machining centers.
Carbide control from chaos
Look Ahead: Researchers discover a new class of carbides that may be among the hardest materials with the highest melting points.n
With MQL, the advantages are clear
Minimum quantity lubricationimproves productivity and tool life.
Turning catching up in the use of chip thinning
Milling operations that benefit from chip thinning have become common, now it's turning's time.