Manufacturing Engineering: November 2018
The November 2018 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
When it Comes to Simulation Software, Seeing is Believing
October 25, 2018
In a perfect CNC world, the first part is always a good one. There’s no need for extra blanks or barstock. Setup times are only as long as is needed to swap out a few tools and load a new program. There’s never a crash, never the need to reprogram an inefficient bit of code. The operator just pushes the green button and out pops a finished workpiece minutes or hours later.
Model-Based Design and Metrology: Is Now the Time?
October 26, 2018
The concept of attaching data to CAD models, such as GD&T, seems to be growing. Using model-based definition, the industry is beginning to take advantage of the technique.
By Bruce Morey
Senior Technical Editor,
SME Media
The Wonders—and Worries—of Round Tool Reconditioning
October 29, 2018
One of the great benefits of solid round cutting tools is the ability to resharpen them after heavy use. Done right it’s like having a cat with nine lives: Dull…then like new. Dull again…and like new again. And since the cost to recondition solid tools is generally lower than the cost to replace them, there’s an economic benefit. The question then becomes what’s the best way to achieve the greatest possible benefit?
By Ed Sinkora
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Technology Tackles Gnarly Chips, Processes All Fluids
October 30, 2018
Managing chips and cutting fluids is an age-old problem in machining. Fast forward to today’s technology that allows chips to be extracted and processed for their scrap value and fluids to be cleaned faster and reclaimed for further use or disposed of more efficiently than ever before.
By Jim Lorincz
Contributing Editor,
SME Media
Shop Solutions
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Tooling & WorkholdingDelta Machine Co.: High Torque Retention Provides Stability for Machining Exotic Metals
October 31, 2018Titanium, stainless steel, aluminum and other super-alloys and exotic materials are on the rise for use in component manufacturing in growth industries such as aerospace, medical, and automotive. -
Service Mold + Aerospace: Canadian Shop Grows with Zimmermann Milling Machines
October 31, 2018Service Mold + Aerospace Inc. is not your typical mold shop. While the shop’s core competence remainsthe design, engineering and building of injection, compression, low-pressure, blow molding, glass-encapsulation and forming molds for the automotive industry, it has emerged as a contract build-to-spec supplier of parts for that industry as well as for aerospace and medical customers in North America and Europe.
Up Front
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Workforce DevelopmentHow is Manufacturing Viewed? Survey Says …
November 2, 2018What do Americans think about manufacturing? Are people aware of the vast number of manufacturing jobs available? Will U.S. manufacturers be able to hire enough qualified workers?
Advanced Manufacturing Now
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Quality/Inspection/TestHow AM is Changing Inspection in Smart Factories
November 1, 2018In the manufacturing industry, the importance of metrology, or the science of measurement, is often underestimated. However, inspection is critical for ensuring products work and operate safely. -
The Future of Manufacturing? Playing Together
November 1, 2018I have been talking with a lot of folks about the future of manufacturing. They use terms like Industry 4.0, 3D printing, digital twin and mass customization to describe this glorious future. Hearing this so often, it might be easy to get cynical and dismiss it.
Software Update
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Research & DevelopmentNew Concepts for Digital Design and Manufacturing
November 2, 2018Manufacturing Engineering: PARC, a Xerox company, is involved in developing new concepts for digital design and manufacturing. Describe how new representations and algorithms are helping to design, analyze and plan the manufacture of highly complex structures via new technologies.
Workforce Pipeline
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Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Pipeline: Base 11 Creates STEM Ecosystems for Training
November 2, 2018Base 11 is a nonprofit workforce accelerator committed to solving the growing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent crisis, which is fueled by the underrepresentation of women and ethnic minorities. Base 11 believes that by solving this problem, we can also help to establish a sustainable, inclusive middle class.
SME Speaks
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SME SpeaksThe Future of Smart Manufacturing
November 5, 2018On June 22-23, SME hosted a Smart Manufacturing Working Group meeting at Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) followed by an international workshop on Smart Manufacturing for the Factory of the Future.
Viewpoints
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How to Manufacture Like a Boss: 13 To Do’s
November 5, 2018Every manufactured part has a story—including how something is made, how much it costs, how much it can be sold for and if you make it again. A good manufacturing story will be filled with precise detail and accuracy, and will guide your future processes based on a truthful history.
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