Automated feature recognition, knowledge-based machining, advanced toolpath simulation and digital twins are a few CAM technologies making programming more of a technical exercise than the tribal knowledge-inspired art form it has long been.
Manufacturing Engineering editor-in-chief Alan Rooks is retiring.
In a world where machine shops are struggling to stay open and maintain their business and in a day when “going into dad’s business” is not what it once was, Platinum Tooling is an exception to the rule.
Automation, a new applications lab and new vistas for centrifugal barrel units take part finishing to the next level.
Machine operators can replace time-consuming manual setups and gauging with the precision of digital metrology through a conversational CNC interface.
Bay County received a welcomed award at the September 21st Commission meeting.
How the digital thread increases visibility of upstream and downstream workflows.
As broad-based adoption of wearable tech grows, it is not a stretch to think that in a few years we will have enough predictive data to dramatically reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.
OPEN MIND Technologies & HAIMER Collaborate To Machine a Sleek Panther Figure from a single aluminum block.
Reverse engineering is becoming multifaceted and complex. The key drivers: new metrology sensors and more capable software, enabled by ever more powerful and cheaper computing.
