MMS Blog

Pandemic Continues Machine Tool Industry Downturn, but U.S. Now a Top 4 Producer

While the machine tool market continues to fall globally, the fact that production exceeds consumption suggests that machine availability will be high as the world economy recovers. But signs also indicate that China’s increasingly diversified export market is a strategy to expand its influence over developing nations.

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Basics

Custom Macros Can Skip Holes After Replacing Broken Tools

Using “vacant” local variables enables CNC machinists to create custom macros that can target multiple types of machining work.

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Milling Tools

Is It Time to Reconsider Regrinding?

The advance of automation makes in-house cutting tool regrinding more accessible. An automated measurement cycle adjusts the tool path in grinding operations to make regrinding simpler to program and easier to automate.

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Basics

Another Reason Machine Shop Ownership is Changing: Cheap Money

Once largely overlooked by investors, manufacturing businesses now present potentially attractive destinations for dollars seeking returns — and dollars are more available than ever before.

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Basics

Webinar | Avoiding Common Machine Connectivity Pitfalls

In this free webinar, Techsolve’s IIoT solutions director Rob Longfellow discusses the importance of connectivity in today’s manufacturing market, as well as how to choose the right solution and avoid common IIoT mistakes. 

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Turning Tools

Shifting Toward Preparedness and Flexibility with Turning Tool for Steel

The pandemic has taught manufacturers to reevaluate their preparedness for unexpected and drastic market disruptions. A practical example from a cutting tool manufacturer may show the way.

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Adjusting Feed Rate in Circular Motion Commands with G-Codes

While it is possible to calculate by hand adjustments to feed rate for circular milling operations, cutter radius compensation CNC programs streamline this process.      

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Economics

Most GBI Metalworking Index Components Near All-Time Highs

The GBI: Metalworking has reached a reading of 62.8, with most of the Index components at or near all-time highs.

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Digital Demos

Let's Swiss It. Introducing the Swiss DT 26

In this Digital Demo, Tornos Technologies introduces and reviews its Swiss DT 26 machining features. (Sponsored)  

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Beginning Your AM Journey: One Part to Begin the Path

Identifying the right part to begin your additive manufacturing path can demonstrate and validate the AM workflow, provide a benchmark for future work and more.

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Automation for Low Volume, High Mix Production

Job shops and other high mix manufacturers may not think high automation is a realistic option for their shops. But with modular automation systems you can achieve efficiencies once thought only possible with high volume production. It’s much more practical than you may think.

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Datanomix Fusion Enables EPTAM to Visualize Facility, Optimize Resources

Faced with rising customer demand for high-precision parts EPTAM Precision Plastics used Datanomix Fusion to streamline data collection, improve quote accuracy and discover training gaps.

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