Articles

A Place in Manufacturing Should Be Earned, Not Given

How do your children fit into your succession plan?

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Machine Shop Finds Opportunities with SLA 3D Printer

Adding a Form 2 desktop stereolithography 3D printer from Formlabs has enabled A&M Tool and Design to expedite workflows with 3D-printed prototypes, tooling and more.

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Where Does a Hybrid Metal AM Machine Tool Make Sense? Ask the Marines

A hybrid system combining metal 3D printing with machining gives the Marine Corps perhaps its most effective resource yet for obtaining needed hardware in the field. It also offers an extreme version of the experience a machine shop might have in adding metal AM to its capabilities.

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CNC Tech Talks

External Input for Programmed Values

Parametric programming provides three easy ways to access external data.

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CAD/CAM

Generative Design Generates New Interest in a Range of Manufacturing Options

New developments in generative design can help companies make better decisions about part design by including manufacturability as a key value. CNC milling, for example, not an additive process, might come up as the better choice for making a complex part.

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Hybrid Manufacturing Requires In-Process Measurement

Hybrid manufacturing processes rely on in-process metrology both to verify that enough stock has been printed, as well as to check the final machined surface geometry.

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The Starting Point for Machine Tool Monitoring: Data Analysis Is an Emotional Choice

For machine shops, the transformation that data-driven manufacturing promises to bring begins with machine monitoring, and there is a human component to this.

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Some Thoughts on Conflict Resolution

Understanding conflict and conflict resolution can enable a positive change in your work environment.

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Five-Axis

Fixturing for Five-Axis CNCs

For some high-batch-size jobs and/or very complex parts, custom fixtures designed and manufactured in house enable Powill Manufacturing and Engineering to get the most out of its five-axis machining capability.

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Automotive

What This Seat Bracket Says About the Future of Automotive Manufacturing

General Motors created a 3D-printed version of a seat bracket using generative design tools. This technology pairing will influence how cars are brought to market in the future.

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Basics

Buying a Grinder: The Abrasive Process

The prospective buyer of a new grinding machine should be aware of the ins and outs of the abrasive process, how abrasive bonds work and the various forms of wheel dressing. 

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ERP System Enables Gearmaker to Achieve Needed Agility

ERP software enabled a New York gearmaker to improve scheduling practices to meet the increasing demands of customers.

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