Michael C. Anderson

Articles • December 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Another kind of multitask machine

The Look Ahead department in the December 2016 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at a multitask machine for making injection molds.

Articles • December 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Industry 4.0, packaged

The Look Ahead department in the December 2016 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering features a platform for Industry 4.0 connectivity.

Articles • December 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Industry experts predict better, but not great year

Industry experts predict better, if not yet spectacular, times for manufacturers in the coming year.

News • November 30, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Carrier, in Deal with Trump, Will Keep Some Jobs in Indiana

The Associated Press is reporting that air-conditioner manufacturer Carrier Corp. has reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Last February the company had said it would close the Indianapolis plant, lay off its 1,400 workers there and relocate the work to Mexico.

News • November 29, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Performance Micro Tool is in the Chips

The Janesville, Wis., micromanufacturer Performance Micro Tool is part of a Janesville Gazette feature on local companies increasing their use of automation. The article notes that a recent source of revenue for the company is a tool contract with a company that makes the tiny housings in credit cards that hold those now-ubiquitous micro chips.

News • November 23, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

NIST: Fortify Manufacturing, Save $100 Billion, by Closing Tech Gaps

To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently unmet needs for measurement science and "proof-of-concept" demonstrations of emerging technologies. This is the overall conclusion reached by economic studies funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of four advanced manufacturing areas used to create everything from automobile composites to zero-noise headsets.

News • November 18, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Kyocera Has New Metalworking Tech at JIMTOF 2016

Kyocera Group is exhibiting a range of newly developed metalworking tools at the Japan trade show JIMTOF 2016. These will include the new CA3 Series CVD coated carbide indexable cutting tool inserts for cast iron machining; the Magic Drill DRA, a high-performance modular drill; and the MFH Micro, a tiny-caliber high-feed cutting tool.

News • November 18, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

High-Tech High School

The Skills Gap dilemma in manufacturing shows little sign of abating amidst Baby-Boomer retirements. One possible solution: Bringing back the once-popular high-school shop class--but with a high-tech slant to interest and prepare a new generation for modern manufacturing. The Tampa Bay Times reports on a Florida high school that is doing just that.

News • November 18, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Are ‘Made in USA’ iPhones Coming?

Could it really happen? An unnamed source tells Nikkei Asian Review that iPhone maker Apple has asked two Taiwan-based iPhone assemblers, Foxconn and Pegatron, to examine the feasability of manufacturing the devices in the U.S.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Titanium Cutting Simplified

Look Ahead features simulation tools for automating titanium cutting.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

3D Printing, To Infinity and Beyond

An October 2016 Look Ahead piece takes a sidelong look at 3D printing.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Finite element analysis in the supply chain

As component design optimization tasks flow down the supply chain, finite element analysis programs proliferate.