5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop
By: Eli Plaskett
Aerospace machining is a demanding and competitive sector of manufacturing, but this shop demonstrates five ways to find aerospace success.
How to Troubleshoot Issues With Tool Life
By: John Miller
Diagnosing when a tool is failing is important because it sets an expectation and a benchmark for improvements. Finding out why gives us a clue for how to fix it.
How this Screw Machine Shop makes Wooden Baseball Bats
Some people might call them batty, but this screw machine company has branched out into woodworking. Our sister publication Production Machining covers how W.H. Bagshaw purchased a wood lathe and began making custom baseball bats under the name Walter Bats, proving that you can't be afraid to swing for the fences on a new venture.
EDM, Laser Micromachining and More at GF Medical Demo Center
By: Evan Doran
At GF’s Medical Center of Competence, the company shows off EDM and laser features that could make a large impact on medical manufacturing — and elsewhere.
Toolpath Improves Chip Management for Swiss-Type Lathes
This simple change to a Swiss-type turning machine’s toolpath can dramatically improve its ability to manage chips.
Becoming a More Efficient Shop With the Right Processes and Software
By: Nathaniel Fields
After refining its machining processes for more efficient production, this shop still needed a better way to track its data. Here's how it found a software solution.
Most Metalworking GBI Components Contracted in May
By: Jan Schafer
Four components contracted slightly more than in April, including production, new orders, exports and backlogs.
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If the Federal Government Is to Solve the Manufacturing Labor Shortage, it Needs to Start Here
By: Brent Donaldson
Student-run businesses focused on technical training for the trades are taking root across the U.S. Can we — should we — leverage their regional successes into a nationwide platform?
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Computer Programming-Related Features of Custom Macro
By: Mike Lynch
Custom macro is an interpreter-based language, meaning that all CNC G code and custom macro commands are executed as the CNC comes across them.
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ERP Captures Process Know-How Before it Retires
As shops struggle to overcome the skills gap, ERP systems can improve the onboarding process and help document processes as skilled workers retire.
For This Machine Shop, Licensing Is the Answer to the Inventor’s Dilemma
By: Peter Zelinski
Machine shops are natural inventors, but not necessarily suited to supporting and marketing a product. This Minnesota shop with an invention related to micromolding will share it through licensing.
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How this Job Shop Grew Capacity Without Expanding Footprint
This shop relies on digital solutions to grow their manufacturing business. With this approach, W.A. Pfeiffer has achieved seamless end-to-end connectivity, shorter lead times and increased throughput.
Automation and Process Simplification Define Eastec 2023
By: Evan Doran
Manufacturing technology at this year’s Eastec met the market with tools to streamline operations and assist machinists in achieving greater productivity.
Zoller Event Shines Lights on Shopfloor Connectivity
By: Lori Beckman
The company’s open house event highlighted smart manufacturing solutions from CAM to part.
Step Inside a Robot Shangri-La
By: Brent Donaldson
While the Automate show in Detroit was not strictly geared toward CNC machining applications, the technology on display offered a glimpse into the future — and present — of robotic automation for the manufacturing industry at large.
Centralization Errors Grow as Bores Get Smaller
By: George Schuetz
It is important to consider the effects of gage centralization when measuring smaller bores. Selecting the right tool is often based on the bore’s size and tolerance.
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CNC Deburring OEM That Is Also A Job Shop
Take a look inside James Engineering, a high-end CNC Deburring OEM that became a job shop when they decided to produce their own parts in-house.
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