Industry Reports

Take a tour of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory. As part of the 5th International Conference on MicroManufacturing (ICOMM/4M 2010) held at the university in April, attendees were offered an opportunity to visit the lab and get a first-hand look at current research efforts.

Machining components for solar power generation systems can be a renewable source of business. Included online is a video report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Not all landing gear tests require facilities the size of small towns or the ability to land the 787 Dreamliner, which is discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Presented here is avideo of a SideLok long-edge milling cutter from Valenite LLC, Madison Heights, Mich.,machining Ti6Al4V at a cutting speed of 150 sfm, a feed rate of 4.5 ipm, a WOCof 0.375" and a DOC of 1.5" on a 30-hp HaasV65 CNC mill.

Cutting Tool Engineering Contributing Editor Bill Kennedy offers a video supplement to the October cover story, which looked at how small shops are taking advantage of big opportunities by making military parts.

Watch how some companies are fighting the negative image of manufacturing with a clean, high-tech message aimed at youth.