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Technical Specification Amps Up Robot Energy Efficiency
An international, interdisciplinary working group led by ABB is working to standardize how to measure robot energy consumption. This could lead to more energy-efficient models and decrease users’ total cost of ownership and carbon footprint.
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How to Stop Margin Erosion Before It Starts
The leaders who approach margin governance with discipline and structure are the ones who protect profitability when conditions tighten.
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When Size Dimensions Aren't Enough
A lot of what makes modern machining difficult isn’t whether a dimension falls within tolerance; it’s whether the shape actually works once the part is in service. That’s where contour measuring instruments comes into play.
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3 Principles to Achieve Test Cuts Worth Trusting
A test cut — justified by specific risk, designed on a clean canvas and used to confirm rather than analyze — can expose if uncommon machining traits fit your needs.
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Metalworking Growth Strengthens in April Despite Emerging Pressures
April’s rebound underscores strong activity, though supply bottlenecks and pricing pressures challenge the outlook.
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From Pet Food to Precision Aerospace Parts
When her father stepped away from the shop he founded due to illness, Christy Subia made a career change that turned out to be more familiar than she expected.
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Tooling-Free Forming Enables Flexible Factories
Machina Labs’ RoboCraftsman forms parts autonomously and without dies. But sheet metal fabrication is just the first step for these AI-powered robotic production cells.
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WEBINAR: From Machine Data to Guided Action: How Modern Shops Are Closing the Execution Gap
In this webinar, MachineMetrics Product Manager Josh Fish is joined by Pindel Global Precision's Thomas Deslongchamps, for a candid look at what closing the execution gap actually looks like inside a precision machining shop.
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Three Ways to Succeed in a New Market
Making parts for a new industry can be profitable but requires a clear plan to smooth the process. Learn from three shops that have thrived since choosing to target additional markets.
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Methods’ CoE Builds Hands-On Foundation for Customer Success
Machine repair threatens to become a lost art. Methods Machine Tools is fighting this entropy with its new Center of Excellence, which is set to provide training on both top-of-the-line and legacy machine tools.
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Turn Your Operational Gaps into Efficiency Gains
Here are five ways machine shops can improve throughput, spindle uptime and job changeovers without implementing more costly lights-out automation practices.
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Apply AI and GPU Simulation for More Efficient CAM Programming
The latest version of Mastercam enables users to leverage AI to adjust feeds and speeds using voice or text commands, and GPU simulation to achieve fast, high-resolution verification.
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