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Machine shops use a variety of techniques to track the condition of their cutting tools, ranging from simple to sophisticated. No matter what monitoring method is used, it can be crucial in preventing catastrophic tool failure. At its best, monitoring also significantly boosts tool life and slashes tooling costs.

Workholding needs to be super-sized when machining workpieces like truck transmission housings, wind turbine blades, rocket bodies, and more, for industries like aerospace and defense, agricultural, energy, marine, rail, and on- and off-road transportation.

Cymat Technologies ships new proprietary-alloy foam panels to alucoil for final production trials

Earlier this decade, the auto industry moved to lighten cars and trucks. It was supposed to be a competition between steel, long the dominant vehicle material, and aluminum. The latter got a boost when Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., bet big on aluminum, making aluminum bodies for its F-150 and Super Duty pickups.

Aluminum producer Novelis today formally dedicated its customer solution center in southeastern Michigan.

Here’s how leading cutting tool manufacturers describe the pros and cons of standard vs. custom cutting tools.

How CRP Technology developed and printed sustainable parts for the Olli 2.0 shuttle.

TRUMPF North America is embracing 3D printing, smart manufacturing and a vibrant workforce.

Smart Manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle.

As the 2022 SME president, I hope to build on the successes of my predecessors with a particular emphasis on workforce development and especially the workforce itself.