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Announcing the 2025 Top Shops Honorees

This year’s honorees exemplify innovation, leadership, and operational excellence in the machining industry.

A Contract CNC Shop in Transition

Denver Precision Products is in a transitional mode in two respects: company leadership and adoption of new multifunction machining technology and processes.

Aerospace Shop Thrives with Five-Axis, AI and a New ERP

Within three years, MSP Manufacturing has grown from only having three-axis mills to being five-axis capable with cobots, AI-powered programming and an overhauled ERP. What kind of benefits do these capabilities bring? Find out in our coverage of MSP Manufacturing.

Lessons That Matter for the Future of Automated Job Shops

The Automated Shop Conference (TASC, August 12–13) is designed for job shop leaders looking to implement automation in practical, high-impact ways — from lights-out machining to AI-driven programming and front-office integration. Here are 10 standout sessions led by shop owners, engineers and innovators who are pushing automation forward without massive budgets or unrealistic expectations. 

Quoting in the Age of AI, Tariffs and Market Shifts

Paperless Parts’ POWER users conference addressed how to manage tariffs and market shifts, and introduced new AI-enabled features on its quoting platform.

Metalworking Index Rebounds in May but Short of Expansion

Activity picked up again after April’s stall reflecting tariff policy’s impact on manufacturing.

Understanding Process Damping in Milling Operations

Despite the advances in modeling machining operations over the past decades, process damping remains a topic of interest, including new tool designs that increase the effect.

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New Possibilities from Process Consolidation, Customization, AI and More at MT Technology Series East 2025

When do broadening capabilities outweigh specialization (and vice versa)? In our recap of MT Technology Series East 2025, find out how the latest generation of machines, tooling and software answers that question.

The Cut Scene: Integrated Machine Tending Cell Using AI, Vision and AMRs

A vision-guided KUKA robot paired with AMRs and AI fleet software enables flexible machine tending and bin picking for both high-mix shops and high-volume operations.

When Will We See Humanoid Robots on the Manufacturing Floor?

The robotics industry faces three technical challenges as it moves from single-purpose platforms to a general robotics platform that can work in manufacturing and beyond.

Process Consolidation Meets Usability Improvements: Inside DMG MORI Innovation Days 2025

One of the greatest roadblocks in adopting powerful machines is finding the people to run them. Find out how DMG MORI plans to bypass this obstacle, with examples from its recent Innovation Days event.