Industry Zones

Retrofits Lift Venerable Machines to New Heights

By: Modern Machine Shop
Retrofitting nine 20-year-old skin mills at Boeing’s plant in Auburn, Washington reduced machine downtime and improved both safety and productivity. ...MORE

Big Ben! Parliament! Advanced Manufacturing!

By: Travis Egan
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 aircraft engine, which made its debut in the Advanced Manufacturing Center display at IMTS 2010, was recently displayed in front of the House of Parliament as an example of high-value manufacturing. ...MORE

Video: Milling Inconel 718 with Cermic Inserts

By: Modern Machine Shop
Metal removal rate is high and the cut is dry. See other basic tips for milling with ceramics. ...MORE

Tooling up for Micromachining

By: John Dotday
Choosing the right tools and matching them to the correct operations and process techniques for micromachining applications is critical to success in this burgeoning market. ...MORE

Otherworldly Precision

By: Peter Zelinski
A contract shop produces critical parts for the Curiosity rover that will soon depart for Mars. ...MORE