Manufacturing Engineering: March 2019

The March 2019 edition of Manufacturing Engineering is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.

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Non-Automotive Manufacturing Sectors Flocking to Robotics

February 28, 2019

Cheaper robots with more functions, along with more ﬂexible work cells and installations that facilitate robotics, are accelerating the growth of automated manufacturing facilities in the non-automotive sector. Ideas on whether robotics and automation lead to lights-out manufacturing on the shop floor, though, are mixed.

By Ilene Wolff Contributing Editor, SME Media

Automation

Automating Job Shops? You Bet!

February 28, 2019

If “automation” is the constant drone you hear from practically everyone in metalworking these days, job shop owners might be the only people yelling “No!” Or at least “Wait!” How, they ask, can you cost-effectively automate low-volume, high-mix parts? Yet it’s not only doable but probably necessary.

By Ed Sinkora Contributing Editor, SME Media

Automation

Automotive Industry Improves Automation, Adopts Advanced Tech

March 1, 2019

The U.S. auto industry has been automated for decades. Production of cars and trucks is associated with large, hulking robots fenced off from human employees. Inside those fenced off areas, tasks such as welding are performed. The industry, though, is advancing on the automation front.

By Bill Koenig Senior Editor, SME Media

Software, CNC Interface Gains Push Programming Productivity

March 1, 2019

Connected manufacturing and digitization technologies are spurring many of the major innovations in CNC machine controls that help machine shops cut metal and create parts as quickly and efficiently as possible.

By Patrick Waurzyniak Contributing Editor, SME Media

Indexable Tools Designed to Maximize Performance

March 1, 2019

No one can accuse cutting tool manufacturers of not trying every possible combination of coating, substrate, material and geometry in their quest to gain a competitive edge for their customers.

By Jim Lorincz Contributing Editor, SME Media

Tooling & Workholding

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

NEWS DESK
RS Taps Nisha Brown to Lead Marketing and Digital Strategy

PRESS RELEASE: RS Americas August 18, 2026

RS welcomes Nisha Brown to its executive leadership team as the Vice President of Marketing and Digital Experience for RS Americas.
PRESS RELEASES
Fluke CalStudio Conduit Has Intelligent Workflow Automation

PRESS RELEASE: Fluke Corp. August 18, 2026

Calibration laboratories are under growing pressure to do more with fewer resources while managing disconnected systems, manual workflows and increasing compliance demands. To address these challenges, Fluke today announced the latest release of CalStudio, headlined by CalStudio Conduit, a no-code workflow and integration platform that connects calibration data with hundreds of business applications.
HUMANS OF MANUFACTURING
Proud to Be a Woman in Manufacturing

Jessica Bird, Sales and Account Management, Midwest CAM Solutions August 18, 2026

There's a moment early in my manufacturing career that I still think about.

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