Modern CNC machine shops face relentless pressure to boost productivity, shorten cycle times, and reduce costs — all while preserving tool life, part quality and process reliability. They must meet ...

John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He’s been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. This year, we’re taking a close look at the use of ...

Advances in manufacturing (faster, cheaper, smarter) don’t always result from one big technological breakthrough: Much of the work of innovation involves building on what people have accomplished ...

A remarkable proof-of-concept project has successfully manufactured nanoscale diodes and transistors using a fast, cheap new production technique in which liquid metal is directed to self-assemble ...

Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme (Bobingen, Germany) was founded in 1991 by Rudolf M. Hufschmied and his son, Ralph, as an industrial agency for technology products in the field of machining. Initially, ...

Even if your machine cycle times are shorter than average, there’s no reason not to strive for efficiency. Whether you parse through your code manually or use a G-code optimizer, improving your ...

“Fraunhofer ICT regularly transfers results from basic research into prototypes, small series, and industrial production processes; this is one of our tasks – and one of our core competencies,” says ...

While the case for automation in a high-volume production shop might be obvious, low-volume manufacturers like moldmaking shops can also benefit tremendously when automating their tooling and ...

Manufacturing rarely announces its reinventions dramatically. Change arrives instead through pressure on energy, labor, and supply chains. Over the past year, those pressures have converged to drive a ...