The Softer Side of Robots: Increasing Automation’s Adaptability
Robotic applications are expanding thanks to rubber and silicone-based systems that can handle fragile materials or parts in varying sizes and shapes.
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The Cut Scene: The Finer Details of Large-Format Machining
Small details and features can have an outsized impact on large parts, such as Barbco’s collapsible utility drill head.
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Henkel Redefines Industrial Machining and Grinding with Sustainable Metalworking Innovation
With innovative formulation and bio-resistant properties, Henkel’s new semi-synthetic lubricant emerges as a pioneering solution in the machining industry.
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4 Tips for Staying Profitable in the Face of Change
After more than 40 years in business, this shop has learned how to adapt to stay profitable.
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Metalworking Activity Holds Steady in March
Overall metalworking activity leveled off in March, but not to a point of concern.
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Thanks to ballbar testing with a Renishaw QC20-W, the Autodesk Technology Centers now have more confidence in their machine tools.
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Where Micro-Laser Machining Is the Focus
A company that was once a consulting firm has become a successful micro-laser machine shop producing complex parts and features that most traditional CNC shops cannot machine.
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3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Machine Shops
AI will become a tool to increase productivity in the same way that robotics has.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production
In this episode of Made in the USA, several executives and senior staff at Hardinge give their first-person account of how they formulated the plan to shift the manufacturing of its milling and turning product lines from its Taiwan plant to its plant in Elmira, New York, the major challenges they encountered and the rewards that made it worth the effort.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 4: A Measured Approach
The L.S. Starrett Co. has been manufacturing precision measurement tools in Athol, Massachusetts, since 1880. Attention to U.S. manufacturing often focuses on reshoring manufacturing from other countries, but Starrett never left. The facility in Athol employs hundreds and produces thousands of tools that remain vital for measurement in machining and other fields.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 3: The Robots Come Home
The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries by automating production.
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Dillon Reversible Hard Jaws Provide Secure Parts Gripping
The company’s reversible hard jaws are designed to decrease the time and cost of tool setups.
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Absolute Machine Tools Partners With CNC Pros
CNC Pros offers a broad range of CNC machine tools in the Southwest region on the U.S.
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Lyndex-Nikken Appoints New Sales Representatives in the US, Mexico
Russ Reinhart is the company’s new U.S. national sales manager. In addition, John Kusinko has been appointed as the new regional sales representative in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania; and Luis Mejia is the new regional sales representative in Mexico.
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Emuge-Franken Threading Tools Mill Challenging Materials
The company has expanded its offerings of solid-carbide thread mills with new products for challenging applications.
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Edge Technologies Bar Feeder Provides Optimal Stock Support
The FMB Turbo RS 4-45 bar feeder provides reduced vibration, a boost to maximum rpm, better surface finishes and the ability to hold tighter tolerances.
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Zoller to Host Open House, Technology Days Event
The 2024 Open House and Technology Days event will highlight customers who have leveraged Zoller technology to optimize their manufacturing processes and boost profits.
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