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Laser cutting and waterjet cutting: two great technologies that go great together? Or best when they play solo? As ever, the answer is it depends—on what work a shop has coming in the door, what materials are being processed most often, operator skill levels and, ultimately, the available equipment budget.

This is the first in a series of articles that will cover the accelerating improvement in manufacturing technology.

I first wrote about substitute skin in 1993. And at the time, it seemed that stand-in organs—at scale—were imminent.

How four intersecting trends in Manufacturing are changing the role of the technology supplier.

Listen to this Smart Manufacturing magazine cover story: Twenty women making their mark in robotics & automation

Listen to this Smart Manufacturing magazine cover story: 25 leaders transforming manufacturing.

Can small and medium-sized manufacturers, Tier 2 or Tier 3 guys, use all-digital descriptions of part orders, dispensing with paper specifications and supplemental drawings to efficiently deliver parts?

Halter CNC Robotics, a CNC automation firm, announced it will be awarding a $2,500 scholarship to a U.S. veteran or active service member who wants to study manufacturing automation, engineering or robotics.

Ethernet ports first started appearing on CNC lathes and machining centers more than 20 years ago.

COVID-19 put a spotlight on the brittleness of the U.S. manufacturing supply chain. Responding to crises of many types requires, at least, the ability to rapidly repair or rebuild the machines that are the foundation of our economy.