Pick-and-place kit simplifies automation
With Universal Robots' ActiNav kit, shops can automate without major integration and programming efforts.
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Additive Manufacturing
Salary Survey: Outlook for manufacturers
Salaries and benefits stagnated before the pandemic, which made matters worse.
CTE subscribers still at work
More than 97% of companies surveyed among Cutting Tool Engineering's subscribers reported that they remain open for business.
Crafting craftspeople
Industry-led training and vocational programs are the solution to the shortage of workers.
Coolant bucket brigade be gone
Automated coolant delivery system enables unattended machining
Robotics reimagined for job shops
With many job shops shying away from robots because of integration and programming difficulties, a machine tool builder introduces products offering an easier path to automation.n
Tools to bridge the skills gap
While the evolution of 3D CAD partly caused the skills gap, proper utilization of the software can be the key to bridging the gap.
Wall Colmonoy celebrates 50 years in Wales, U.K.
Wall Colmonoy celebrates its golden anniversary of 50 years of making metals work harder in Pontardawe, Wales. Wall Colmonoy, a family-owned and operated organization with facilities throughout the U.S. and U.K., is a global leader in materials engineering the aerospace, automotive, glass, oil and gas, mining, energy and other industrial sectors.
Congressman and NASA administrator visit Mazak manufacturing campus
March 4, 2020 – Mazak Corp. announced that it hosted NASA's new administrator James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky at its Florence, Kentucky, North American manufacturing headquarters. The administrator and congressman made a special trip to Mazak after attending a high-level round-table event with Mazak President Dan Janka, representatives of local aerospace manufacturers and educational leaders, and three Ohio state congressmen and other area politicians.
Renishaw Inc. appoints president
West Dundee, IL – January 29, 2020 – Renishaw Inc., a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, announced the appointment of Denis Zayia to the position of President of its USA operations.
Taming data overload
Company turns to TDM Systems to control and optimize its tooling data.
A solid, not stellar outlook
Industry experts foresee a respectable 2020 for manufacturing.