Modern Machine Shop

Registration Now Open for 2019 Top Shops Conference

Registration is now open for Top Shops 2019. The third-annual event combines technical presentations and benchmarking data with peer-to-peer discussion and technology displays all aimed at delivering practical solutions and business strategies for machine shop owners, executives, engineers and managers.

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Boost Metal Removal Rates with Constant Chip-Load Machining

The benefits of constant chip-load machining have been known for a while, but efficiently programming the toolpaths was impractical for most shops. However, new CAM technology makes the process easy, and the improvements in machining productivity can be dramatic.

Cutting Tools / Medical

When a Swiss-Type Is a Lathe and a Five-Axis Mill

Swiss-type lathes with a swiveling B axis enable this shop to machine parts complete and unattended that it otherwise couldn’t using its five-axis machining centers. Here is some of what it learned adopting this new technology.

Most Recent

News

Arch Global Precision Acquires Siem Tool Co.

The acquisition adds both carbide tool manufacturing knowhow to Arch’s Cutting Tools division as well as coating capabilities.

News

Bourn & Koch's Parent Company Acquires CID Performance Tooling, Forms New Holding Company

Product

Integrated Machine Tool System Enables Handling of Multiple Bore Sizes

Product

Management Software Ensures Consistent, Accurate Data Usage

Modern Machine Shop
July Issue

Landing Defense Contracts

June 2019 Metalworking Index Advances

Expanding activity in production leads Index growth.

On a custom CNC machining fixture, an air orifice on a conical feature at a key part datum location provides pressure readings to the machine to confirm that the part is seated properly according to its datum structure.

Robots / Workholding

Fixture Feedback Keeps Automation Accountable

Self-validating hydraulic workholding keeps processes reliable and limits the need for on-machine probing.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing

Data-Driven Manufacturing Scales Down

Gear Production

Eyeing Automotive Machining Applications in Taiwan

Plastics Engineering & Technical Services Inc. (PETS) at Amerimold 2019

Additive Manufacturing

A Taste of What's New at Amerimold, Day One

Training & Personnel

5 Things New CNC Operators Must Know

Matsuura five-axis pallet-fed MX-850 machining center

Robots & Automation

3 Mindset Changes for Lights-Out CNC Machining

Top Shops

Top Shops: Do You Have What It Takes?

Knowledge Centers

Knowledge Centers are well organized collections of practical information on specific topics. This is the place to go to get grounded on technologies and best practice.

For This Mold Shop, the Key to Closing the Skills Gap is Emotional Intelligence

Thanks to a culture change founded on a commitment to emotional intelligence, this mold supplier solved its skilled labor problem and increased throughput per employee.

The reflection of a diamond turning tool is clearly visible in the space mirror it is cutting.

Offline CNC Makes Precision Productive

Relieving the control of its calculation burden helps meet demand for increased volumes, faster deliveries and greater varieties of complex, mirror-finish components machined with diamond tools.