Know Your Metals: Aluminum March 31, 2021 Aluminum and its alloys are highly popular in the machining industry for many reasons. Did you know it is the most abundant metal on Earth?
Three cheers for J&W Swiss, for conquering its data woes April 8, 2021 Many of the strongest shops are challenging the convention that manufacturing is a conservative sector when it comes to new technology.
Building Your Toolbox to Accelerate Digital Transformation March 22, 2021 How to step on the gas with regard to the long-planned digital transformation in manufacturing? Jaci Sager, VC Portfolio Manager at Caterpillar, and Paul Boris, Chief Revenue Officer at Praemo, have some answers. For teams that are seeing success, is it the technology they chose? Is it the leaders tasked with facilitating it? Or is it some combination of both? The answer might seem obvious, but the path is not.
Will good times soon roll for regenerative medicine? July 23, 2021 New regulatory guidance and changes in workforce prep are needed before the good times will roll for regenerative medicine
Ice Mobility shows the punch 5G, MEC pack for on-site QA July 22, 2021 When fully integrated with 5G and MEC, manufacturers should be able to accurately track costs using computer vision and launch immersive collaboration and training with the help of augmented reality.
Modular Building Unit Maker Boosts Productivity with Modular Workholding July 28, 2021 Zekelman Industries had a goal to deliver steel-framed, volumetric modular building units up to 50 percent faster, without cost overruns, built to 1/16” (1.59-mm) tolerance.
Sandvik to Acquire DWFritz Automation July 15, 2021 Sandvik will acquire DWFritz Automation, a U.S.-based provider of precision metrology, inspection and assembly solutions for advanced manufacturing. DWFritz designs, builds and supports high-speed, non-contact metrology solutions and automation systems.
April 2021 U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Up 26.3% from April 2020 June 11, 2021 April 2021 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $170 million. This total was down 4.3 percent from March's $177.6 million but up 26.3 percent when compared with the $134.6 million reported for April 2020.
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.”
