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Metal AM System Revs Up Prototyping for Start-Up’s New Engine
The Desktop Metal Studio System demonstrates time and cost savings in prototyping and improving the parts for Lumenium’s IDAR engine.
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Italian Machining Technology at BI-MU 2018
The 2018 edition of the Italian machine tool trade show emphasized start-ups, additive manufacturing and the automotive industry.
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The Little Shop That Could (with the Help of a Tapping Arm)
A pneumatic tapping arm enabled a small job shop to complete a challenging job in a week that would have taken other shops months to finish.
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The Benefits of Being a One-Brand Shop
This shop finds advantages in having CNC machines from a single builder, but the general strategy has benefits that can be applied to any startup shop.
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Koma Introduces Presetters and Software for Tool Management
The company is presenting a new line of tool presetters, which includes an entry-level benchtop unit as well as more advanced models, and tool management software at IMTS 2018.
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Grainger Narrows Focus on Its Services, Digital Presence
The industrial supplier will focus on how changes at the company as well service offerings, inventory management systems and digital presence help its customers address complex needs and provide them with documented value.
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Waldmann Lighting Showcases Expanded Product Offerings
The company, which had previously focused on waterproof machine lighting, is featuring lighting solutions for outside machines, including workbench and task lights.
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The company’s IMTS booth features several live demonstrations of manual toolchangers, force/torque sensors and compliance compensators.
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Up! Helps Users Increase Uptime (and Maybe Win $300)
The company’s campaign is built around the digital nature of its machine tool service app and three steps of using it.
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Shop Works to get the Most Out of Its Five-Axis Capabilities
Vertical machining centers with rotary tables helped this Indiana job shop set itself apart, but specific machine features and additional equipment have helped it use them more efficiently to grow its business.
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New Control Improves Feed Rates on Remanufactured Legacy Machine
Replacing the original 25-year-old control on an otherwise sound remanufactured VMC enabled a moldmaker to increase feed rates, cut cycle times and increase profitability.
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Surface Grinder Improves Machine Tool Components
Moore Tool replaced its dated surface grinder with a new model from Okamoto, which included features and options that have helped the company improve accuracies and surface finishes on components of its jig grinders and diamond-turning equipment.
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