A solid, not stellar outlook
Industry experts foresee a respectable 2020 for manufacturing.
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3D Printing: Hybrid machines put ‘done in one’ on the table
Are hybrid machine tools the next big step in the evolution of manufacturing?n
Maxing out multitasking
Get the most from combination turn/mill machines.
Productive presetting
If you use a CNC lathe or machining center to set tool lengths, you may want to go offline.
Cutting raw materials into usable workpieces
When material dimensions don't conform to necessary workpiece dimensions, there are many ways to cut the right cut.
Heat treating in-house
Buying a furnace or an oven to heat treat parts offers advantages compared with outsourcing.
Part marking the traditional way
Ink coders are for simple, low-cost printing on all types of flat materials.
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.
Work cells work
Cellular manufacturing steadily permeates the metalworking world