4 Questions To Ask When Moving to Live Tooling
By: Eli Plaskett
Live tooling is often seen as a niche solution, but there are a number of different processes that are improved by introducing live tooling.
Online Conference Provides Hands-On Experience With Machines
By: Eli Plaskett
Mazak’s All-Axes Live teleconference provides shop owners with the opportunity to have as close to a hands-on experience as social distancing will allow.
Hard Milling Replaces Hand Grinding in Finishing Die Components
By: Eli Plaskett
A focus on repeatability, geometric capabilities and speed led this manufacturer of fine-blanking machines and components to embrace hard milling as its go-to finishing process, eliminating hand grinding.
#highspeedmachining
High-Energy Barrel Finishers Efficiently Deburr Complex Parts
By: Eli Plaskett
Mass Finishing Inc. has developed high-energy barrel finishers that automate the process of deburring complex parts, saving time and eliminating the need to deburr parts by hand.
A Job Shop Approach to Automation
By: Eli Plaskett
Through patient research and smart investing, this job shop has slowly grown its capabilities and is moving toward lights-out manufacturing for prototype work.
Shop Starts Work on Custom Drill for Ventilators Before Purchase Order Came
By: Eli Plaskett
When this Indiana toolmaker saw an order for cutting tools to make ventilators for coronavirus patients, his workers started grinding before the customer officially hired them.
#covid-19
Rotary Broaching: Making Hard Materials Look Easy
By: Eli Plaskett
Rotary broaches manufactured with a proprietary hardening process can cut material as hard as 50 HRC with minimal tool wear, improving the production process for medical screws and other components.
Engineers and Manufacturers Invited to Take Part in Girl Day
By: Eli Plaskett
DiscoverE encourages manufacturers to take part in Girl Day, a day for introducing school-aged girls to engineering careers through hands-on activities.
#workforcedevelopment
What Makes a Top Shop Profitable?
By: Eli Plaskett
The data from Gardner Intelligence's Top Shops survey can show us how technology and management tools relate to earnings and profit in machine shops. Register for this webinar to learn about some of the specific findings from the survey.
#topshops
Additive Advances Highlighted at Grand Opening
By: Eli Plaskett
GF Machining Solutions put its technology on display for its North American customers, highlighting advances in EDM spark monitoring and support for additive manufacturing technology.
Interrupted Turning Operation Cuts Cost With 10-Sided Insert
By: Eli Plaskett
Using a robust 10-sided insert from Tungaloy, this oil-industry remanufacturer was able to reduce the number of inserts used in interrupted turning operations.
#casestudy
Using AI for Predictive Maintenance, Employee Development
By: Eli Plaskett
Maximo from IBM Watson can use "true AI" software to implement predictive maintenance and AR-assisted repair using the sensors that come standard on CNC machine tools.
