Drill Choice: Solid-Carbide or Replaceable-Insert? April 27, 2021 Selecting the best type of cutting tool for holemaking jobs is not always clear. It is best to have a drill that caters to the workpiece material, produces the specs required, and provides the most profit for the job at hand. Considering the variety of jobs and parts manufactured in machine shops, there is no “one-drill-fits-all.”
Simplified CMM Inspection Provides A Flexible Approach to More Productive Quality Control December 31, 2021 Two coordinate measuring machines manufactured by LK Metrology have largely superseded the use of a pair of smaller capacity, 15-year-old machines in the inspection room at contract machining specialists WLR Precision Engineering.
4 technology trends that will define modern manufacturing December 20, 2021 As manufacturers embrace the “new normal,” advanced technologies will set organizations apart from the field.
Siemens Technical Application Center Provides Hands-on Learning December 27, 2021 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.
Helping companies improve quality, reduce repairs and waste December 6, 2021 The experience an Italian electronics manufacturer had with emerging tools provides a glimpse of a better world.
The Challenge and Promise of Micro Tools December 6, 2021 Cutting small holes or features sometimes only visible through a microscope requires special expertise from those supplying the cutting tools.
Eltool Expands Portfolio of Hi-Torque and Hi-Speed Live Lathe Tools November 15, 2021 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.
ABB Robotics Showed Off Welding at FABTECH October 4, 2021 The company follows a growing trend in robotic welding with cobots.
Demand for Serial IDs Drives Laser Marking October 1, 2021 The need to permanently laser mark parts for tracking and tracing continues to grow.
Keynotes of Manufacturing Technology Series weigh in on post-COVID-19 challenges faced by SMMs September 29, 2021 The three keynote speakers of HOUSTEX, EASTEC, SOUTHTEC and WESTEC—the Manufacturing Technology Series—offer perspectives pertinent to manufacturers in general, but of particular use to small and medium-sized manufacturers.