July 2005 Issue

July 2005

The Incentive Effect

The Future of Machining - 2005 It's not just changes in machining challenges that matter. Changes in cost analysis and business arrangements are also driving the introduction of new tools.

Features

Featured articles from the July 2005 issue of Modern Machine Shop

2 Jul 2005

The Products You Make Better Regular readers of this column know that we profess—loudly and often—that your Web site should not just talk about the machines on your shop floor. It should also focus on the products you make for your customers.

Workforce Development 13 Jul 2005

Surviving Global Competition Through Aggressive Business Practices

The Future of Machining - 2005 Shops will become more aggressive in the way they quote new work and determine true process efficiency.

Workforce Development 25 Jul 2005

Manufacturing In Transition

The Future of Machining - 2005 The role of machining will evolve as manufacturing adapts to pervasive trends. Here is an outlook on the forces shaping the manufacturing industry.

Automation 10 Jun 2005

Reducing The Anxiety When Turning Lights-Out

A turnkey lights-out package for CNC lathes may allay the concerns that shop owners may have in letting their machines run unsupervised during the night.

Vertical Machining Centers 13 Jul 2005

Machining Outside The Shop

The Future of Machining - 2005 The number of machine tools operated by non-machinists outside the machine shop will increase.

10 Jun 2005

A New Twist On A Toolholding Technology

This toolholder employs expansion technology similar to that used by high-end hydraulic toolholders at a cost comparable to collet-style toolholders.

Automation 11 Jul 2005

Re-envisioning Automation

The Future of Machining - 2005 Add vision systems to robots, and fundamental aspects of the process deserve a second look.

25 Jul 2005

A Startup Shop In The Digital Age

This shop is building a future based on the creative and productive potential of machining.

13 Jul 2005

An Alternate Contract Machining Business Model

The Future of Machining - 2005 The number of shops that will not communicate with or even know their customers will increase.

CAD/CAM 25 Jul 2005

The Changing Face Of CNC Programming

The Future of Machining - 2005 Efforts to create a CNC-usable product data model are inching forward, but in the meantime, advances in CAM software will make the programmer's job function super-efficient rather than superfluous.

11 Jul 2005