Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing

Machine Technology: New voice-enabled digital assistant can make it easier to learn about, operate and maintain a machine tool.

The Up! App is a mobile and desktop app that connects manufacturers who need industrial service to companies that can provide it. It's fast, free, and the first of its kind.

Manager's Desk: If growth is a part of your business plan, don't let the costs that go with it catch you by surprise.

A dual-pallet horizontal machining center with a maximum workpiece swing of 3,200mm can handle the load.

Machine Technology: Starrag offers the first heavy-duty machine capable of meeting the most stringent precision requirements.

Presented here is the second part of a two-part series of columns about the importance of becoming familiar with CNC programming code. The following describes the steps involved in manually writing a program.

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The array of configurations is vast, but angle heads typically serve a common function: eliminate having to perform a separate operation to access a part feature when thenworkpiece can't be indexed.

The Look Ahead department in the October issue of Cutting Tool Engineering features a high-speed spindle that reduces natural vibrations.

A unique collet-and-cartridge workholding system for machining small parts.

A collection of workholding products compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Significant progress in metalworking productivity most often results from the combined efforts of toolmakers, machine tool builders and software developers. Plunge, or Z-axis, milling is a good example.