June 2023 Issue
June 2023
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the June 2023 issue of Modern Machine Shop
If the Federal Government Is to Solve the Manufacturing Labor Shortage, it Needs to Start Here
Student-run businesses focused on technical training for the trades are taking root across the U.S. Can we — should we — leverage their regional successes into a nationwide platform?
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Step Inside a Robot Shangri-La
While the Automate show in Detroit was not strictly geared toward CNC machining applications, the technology on display offered a glimpse into the future — and present — of robotic automation for the manufacturing industry at large.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Know How to Write Custom Macros
Custom macros enhance what can be done in G-code programs, giving users the ability to code operations that were previously not possible.
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Rebuilding Machine Centers: Low Cost, Higher Performance
By sending its grinding machines out for rebuilding, a tooling manufacturer achieved higher speeds at roughly three-fourths the cost of a new machine.
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Metalworking Activity Contracted Marginally in April
The GBI Metalworking Index in April looked a lot like March, contracting at a marginally greater degree.
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For This Machine Shop, Licensing Is the Answer to the Inventor’s Dilemma
Machine shops are natural inventors, but not necessarily suited to supporting and marketing a product. This Minnesota shop with an invention related to micromolding will share it through licensing.
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Does a Five-Axis Machine Increase Business?
Five-axis machining is enabling custom fabricator Meyer Tool to take on more complex work and helping it produce less complex jobs more efficiently.
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Becoming a More Efficient Shop With the Right Processes and Software
After refining its machining processes for more efficient production, this shop still needed a better way to track its data. Here's how it found a software solution.
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Digital Solutions Dominate TIMTOS
At TIMTOS, many OEMs highlighted solutions designed to overcome challenges that may sound familiar to U.S. manufacturers.
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When Evaluating Gage Stability, a Picture Says 1,000 Words
Gage capability programs can help analyze the cause of stability problems, but it can be revealing to manually sketch out histogram data to get a pictorial view of what is happening.
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3 Rules of Thumb for Buying New Equipment or Technology
Follow these rules each time you make a purchase.
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Custom Workholding Principles to Live By
Workholding solutions can take on infinite forms and all would be correct to some degree. Follow these tips to help optimize custom workholding solutions.
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