May 2024 Issue

May 2024

Digital Edition

5 Stages of a Closed-Loop CNC Machining Cell

Controlling variability in a closed-loop manufacturing process requires inspection data collected before, during and immediately after machining — and a means to act on that data in real time. Here’s one system that accomplishes this.

Features

Featured articles from the May 2024 issue of Modern Machine Shop

26 Apr 2024

Machining is More Than Geometry

While CAD/CAM software may represent machining operations as geometry, you must consider vibration effects to obtain a successful outcome.

10 May 2024

U.S. Navy Invests Heavily in Shoring Up Manufacturing Base

As part of its commitment to replace its aging submarine fleet, the U.S. Navy is investing heavily in building America’s manufacturing base, including free education and assisting suppliers in modernizing their facilities.

Measurement 29 Apr 2024

Correlation Between Contact and Non-Contact Surface Analysis Equipment Is Critical — Until It Isn’t

Understanding the differences between measurement methods means their discrepancies can be explained and used as an advantage to produce better correlation.

Basics 1 May 2024

Obscure CNC Features That Can Help (or Hurt) You

You cannot begin to take advantage of an available feature if you do not know it exists. Conversely, you will not know how to avoid CNC features that may be detrimental to your process.

Five-Axis 17 Apr 2024

Digital Transparency in Machining Key to Multi-Site Additive Manufacturing

Cumberland Additive’s CNC programmer in Pennsylvania spends most of his time writing programs for machine tools in Texas.

economics 8 Apr 2024

Metalworking Activity Holds Steady in March

Overall metalworking activity leveled off in March, but not to a point of concern.

Workforce Development 15 May 2024

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.