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Building a Future in Rural Florida
January 14, 2020
Not far from Florida’s metropolitan areas lie rural communities with the space and workforce to support manufacturing leaders. From Walton County in the Panhandle to the Heartland Counties near Lake Okeechobee, the state’s rural regions present a unique mix of resources for the manufacturing industry.
Ovako Launches Enhanced Digital Steel Navigator
January 3, 2020
Ovako, a producer of clean steel, has made several enhancements to its online Steel Navigator. This digital tool is designed to help customers search for specific steel grades by group, quality, type of process, product and chemical composition.
Process Control by Analyzing Metal Temperature Gradients with Fixed Thermal Imaging
November 22, 2019
Producing metal products is one of the most energy intensive industries. Improving both energy and production efficiency, as well as ensuring product quality is at the top of any manufacturers to do list. Engineers should consider using fixed thermal imaging cameras to optimize their manufacturing process.
By Jeff Kresch
Product Manager,
Fluke Process Instruments
LIFT Receives $5 Million Department of Defense Grant To Expand “Operation Next” Across the Country
November 12, 2019
LIFT – Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, announced today it received a $5 million grant to expand the program to nine additional military bases across the country over the next three years.
Lightweighting’s New Phase
September 3, 2019
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.
By Bill Koenig
Senior Editor,
SME Media
Metals Testing Requires Escalation-Based Strategy
August 14, 2019
At Cary Rosenberg’s company, Watts Water Technologies, validating material properties to ensure they are composed of the correct elemental composition is an important part of their work.
By Cary Rosenberg
Senior Manager, Global Supplier Quality & Sourcing and RAB/QSA Lead Auditor,
Watts Water Technologies Inc.
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Expert OpinionShops Continue to Rethink Brass and HSM
August 14, 2019The Copper Development Association (CDA) is eager to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts to brass. -
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The Key Role of Force Measurement in Composites
June 1, 2018Composite materials have clear benefits for manufactured parts in aerospace, medical, automotive applications and many other industries. Ensuring the highest part accuracy is critical. Force measurement and material testing are essential processes for product designers and manufacturers to gain insightful data to create high-quality composite components. -
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Metal AM Class is in Session at Morf3D
April 4, 2018In the near absence of academic programs to teach undergraduate engineering students additive manufacturing, a California-based startup has stepped in to help fill the void through internships.
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