One of the reasons the aerospace industry is so often talked about in trade journals is that it lives on the edge of new manufacturing technology development.
To support the production of yet another new Kentucky-designed and built line of machine tools, Mazak has expanded its Florence manufacturing campus with the addition of a new SYNCREX assembly plant.
NASA gets help from high schoolers on flight assembly for stowage lockers.
Methods Machine Tools named a general manager for Texas and Louisiana.
A professor, who visited IMTS in September, discusses trends in machine tools.
Advancements in waterjet technology lead to new uses, industries.
Selecting the best resources helps shape a shop’s skill level.
The Metal Removal pavilion at IMTS features automated technologies cojoined to make better parts.
To produce complex titanium parts more cost-effectively, machine shops are increasingly incorporating advanced forging equipment to complement their existing CNC capabilities.
Craig Guth has been using an ACU-RITE MILLPWR control in his home shop to make custom motorcycle parts, and he is still using that same unit today. Not only that, but his love of machining secured him a full-time job in 2003 at The Toro Company headquarters in Bloomington, Minn.
