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Basics

Have you Shown Your Value to Customers?

Showing your shop’s value is about more than simply offering the best price.

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Basics

3D Printing for Job Shops: Part of Elevate Job Shops Series at IMTS

A half-day workshop at the International Manufacturing Technology Show helps job shops explore the many potential ways 3D printing technologies support and enhance machining.

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Understanding New Surface and Profile Standards

Standards for surface finishes and profiles are not static; they change as technology changes or new processes come along that need to be considered.

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SpindleSHOT Offers Improved Chip Control and Less Maintenance

High-pressure coolant system is customizable to meet customer needs.

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CNC Tech Talks

A User-Created Canned Cycle for Porting Tools

FANUC’s version of parametric programming, Custom Macro, enables you to create your own canned cycles tailored to whatever the application requires.

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Turn/Mill

Digitalization and Done-In-One Reign Supreme at BIEMH 2024

European manufacturers may have a different balance of markets than their U.S. counterparts, but the practical challenges they must overcome are often similar — as are the solutions.

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6 Trends in Additive Manufacturing Technology

IMTS 2024 features a larger Additive Manufacturing Pavilion than ever before, with veteran suppliers alongside startups and newcomers at the front of the West Building. As you browse these exhibitors, as well as booths found elsewhere at the show, keep an eye out for these trends in AM.

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Increasing Productivity with Digitalization and AI

Job shops are implementing automation and digitalization into workflows to eliminate set up time and increase repeatability in production.

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NIMS Introduces Training and Standards Tools for Organizations

In its booth, NIMS focuses on its Smart Training Standards platform as well as its newly updated Interactive Standards Viewer. 

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Machine Tool Drawbar Made With Additive Manufacturing Saves DMG MORI 90% Lead Time and 67% CO2 Emission

A new production process for the multimetal drawbar replaces an outsourced plating step with directed energy deposition, performing this DED along with roughing, finishing and grinding on a single machine.

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AM Workshop at IMTS: Succeeding With Powder Bed Fusion

A half-day event at the International Manufacturing Technology Show focuses on tactics for success for machine shops and other manufacturers preparing to embrace production 3D printing via powder bed fusion.

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How I Made It: Trevor Hirschi, Instructor, Bridgerland Technical College

Student, operator, instructor, shop owner — Trevor Hirschi’s many roles have enabled him to understand both the technical and creative sides of manufacturing.

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