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Manufacturing Engineering: December 2020

The December 2020 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
The combination of Iscar’s new chipformers and the benefits of the positive geometry allow for superior chip control when using the CXMG inserts, according to the company.

Machining Low- and Medium-Carbon Steel Alloys

November 13, 2020
Low-carbon and medium-carbon steels form the backbone of virtually every shop’s operations in their general engineering applications and fabricated parts.
Jim Lorincz
By Jim Lorincz Contributing Editor, SME Media
Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn Truck plant reopened in May after a COVID-19 shutdown.

Manufacturing (Mostly) Bounces Back After COVID-19

November 17, 2020
Going into this year, economic improvement was forecast for manufacturing after a sluggish second half of 2019. Things weren’t expected to boom, but a solid economic year was supposed to be in the offing.
Bill Koenig
By Bill Koenig Senior Editor, SME Media
In keeping with its mission in standards, the National Institute of Standards and Technology offers test models for software vendors and manufacturers to test their ability to import STEP models.

Reduce Cost, Increase Speed with Model-Based Definition

November 19, 2020
Manufacturers need to create more production setups as batch sizes get smaller. Skilled labor continues to be hard to hire and keep. Higher levels of automation are needed, not just in material handling but also in fabricating, machining, assembly, and inspection.
Bruce Morey
By Bruce Morey Senior Technical Editor, SME Media
The Diamond Burnish Face Mill Tool from Cogsdill Tool Products operates much like a face mill, but is designed to burnish flat surfaces down to single-digit Ra finishes.

Helping Your Parts Shine On

November 24, 2020
The deburring and finishing of machined and fabricated parts is a necessary but often disregarded step in the manufacturing process.
Kip Hanson
By Kip Hanson Contributing Editor, SME Media

Shop Solutions

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Up Front

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

SME Speaks

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Advanced Manufacturing Now

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Additive Manufacturing Update

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Workforce Pipeline

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Viewpoints

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.

Energy Special Section

  • NEWS DESK

    Cybersecurity Gap Puts Small and Midsize Manufacturers at Risk

    Amy Bryson September 16, 2026
    Small and midsize manufacturers (SMMs) face a dangerous gap between cybersecurity confidence and preparedness. The 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey, developed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reveals that 58% of SMMs say they cannot confirm a clean security record over the past 12 months.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

    PRESS RELEASE: Rockwell Automation September 16, 2026
    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, a global initiative designed to help secure the world’s most critical software and strengthen cyber resilience across critical infrastructure.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    CADDi Raises Funds in Series D at $1.2 Billion Valuation

    PRESS RELEASE: CADDi September 16, 2026
    CADDi, the global technology company that develops the CADDi Manufacturing AI Data Platform, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for $114 million at a $1.2 billion valuation in Series D funding, with eight new and existing investors participating, including Moore Strategic Ventures and Coreline Ventures. This funding brings CADDi's total funding to $234 million.