Understanding Structured Light Scanning Measurements
Structured light scanning is used to create a digital twin of a manufactured part, but we must understand the measurement reproducibility to best use the data.
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Machine Monitoring Spurs Shop's Meteoric Growth
EPTAM Precision Plastics has achieved multiple years of 15% YoY growth by effectively applying Datanomix’s benchmarking and machine monitoring features.
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Workholding Fixtures Save Over 4,500 Hours of Labor Annually
All World Machinery Supply designs each fixture to minimize the number of operations, resulting in reduced handling and idle spindle time.
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Metalworking Activity Trends Downward in May
Accelerated contraction and declines in business optimism span manufacturing segments. Odds are that broad-reaching economic factors are at play.
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Community, Machines and the Open Road: A Tribute to Barry Rogers
Machine tool industry stalwart and friend Barry Rogers will be remembered for his passion, kindness and community spirit. A reflection on Barry’s remarkable career and the impact he had on countless individuals.
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How to Achieve Unmatched Accuracy in Very Large Workpieces
Dynamic Tool Corp. purchases two bridge-style double-column CNCs to increase the cutting envelope and maintain 5-micron cutting accuracy in the long term.
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How I Made It: Amy Skrzypczak, CNC Machinist, Westminster Tool
At just 28 years old, Amy Skrzypczak is already logging her ninth year as a CNC machinist. While during high school Skrzypczak may not have guessed that she’d soon be running an electrical discharge machining (EDM) department, after attending her local community college she found a home among the “misfits” at Westminster Tool. Today, she oversees the company’s wire EDM operations and feels grateful to have avoided more well-worn career paths.
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Chuck Jaws Achieve 77% Weight Reduction Through 3D Printing
Alpha Precision Group (APG) has developed an innovative workholding design for faster spindle speeds through sinter-based additive manufacturing.
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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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Milltronics Expands Leadership Team
Ryan Delahanty, Don Hammer, Brian Starnes and Steve Schermann join the company’s leadership team to drive growth and innovation.
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Kaiser Tool Co. Celebrates 60 Years
Kaiser’s ThinBit offerings include over 100,000 precision cutting tools.
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Mitutoyo Linear Height Gage Improves Measurement Accuracy
IMTS 2024: Mitutoyo America Corp. announces an addition to its linear height gage product line, providing simpler, more repeatable accuracy in measurement.
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Hexagon Scanner Enables Flexible Inspection of Complex Parts
Hexagon delivers the SmartScan VR800 structured light scanner, providing the flexibility for 3D part inspection via a software-adjustable variable resolution functionality.
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Sunnen Receives Exports Award From US Department of Commerce
Sunnen Products Company receives the President’s “E Star” Award for the furthering of U.S. exports.
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Rego-Fix Toolholding, Metrology Products Increase Accuracy and Efficiency
IMTS 2024: Rego-Fix introduces automated tool clamping units, spindle drawbar force testing tool for increased efficiency and accuracy in measurement.
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