The Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing Adoption Report by IoT Analytics suggests that Industry 4.0 technology uptake is still low among manufacturers.
Some trends in machining remain constant. Machine speeds continue to increase. Difficult-to-cut materials are used more frequently.
SMW Autoblok has introduced the TX Series 3-jaw pull-down chucks featuring repeatability of up to 4 µm (0.00015”) and precise, self-centering accuracy for heavy duty metal cutting applications.
As manufacturers embrace the “new normal,” advanced technologies will set organizations apart from the field.
CNC professionals around the world are taking advantage of Siemens’ free training, available hands-on and online, to improve their shop floors and their careers.
The experience an Italian electronics manufacturer had with emerging tools provides a glimpse of a better world.
Cutting small holes or features sometimes only visible through a microscope requires special expertise from those supplying the cutting tools.
Desktop Metal today announced it has qualified the use of D2 tool steel for the Production System platform.
Eltool Corp. of Mansfield, Ohio, has announced that, in addition to 1:1 ratios, live lathe tools are now available with 5:1 and 1:5 gearboxes for high-torque and high-speed machining applications.
The need to permanently laser mark parts for tracking and tracing continues to grow.
