Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. Source: AMT. Source: AMT. Source: Incodema3D “We can do several setups in advance creating major efficiencies. “What is the definition of automation?”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 10, 2022

The mobile HB, fitted with a 5-axis PH20, can be placed on or near a production line to provide dimensional verification and process flow monitoring in real time. We’re a single source provider that builds and assembles our CMMs in the U.S.,” AIMS expanded its line in 2020 with the Summit 10.10.10

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 4, 2022

million new EVs were registered in Europe in the first six months of 2021, compared to 413 during the first half of 2020. First, a global move toward the use of more efficient and renewable energy sources, as outlined recently by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, for instance. Meanwhile, Virta reports that 1.06

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In March of 2020, the Department of the Navy published Marine Corps Order 4700.4 All parts require an appropriate six-digit source, maintenance and recoverability (SMR) code and exist in a digital repository for information sharing and tracking. Therefore, operational uptime and immediacy are paramount to mission success.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered a seasonally adjusted 43.5 “New order rates remain depressed due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; these should be resolved by the second quarter. percent, 2.6

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What sets us apart is that our products are Australian made with Australian materials thanks to sourcing our aluminium through Capral.” After previously sourcing its aluminium from other suppliers, it needed the quality and reliability of Capral during COVID. The process SureWeld is located in the regional Victorian town of Wangaratta.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

“Put simply, when you are rapidly melting and solidifying several kilometres of welds in a additively manufactured part there are lots of things that can go wrong, leading to flaws that cause parts to fail when in service,” Jurg said. A small change in any of these could lead to a big problem,” Jurg explained.

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Additive Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2023

Reach out to those contacts and do everything you can to learn about their knowledge of 3D printing, typical lead times for part services, in-house fabrication capabilities and make a list of common challenges they are experiencing. Begin with your own network and start identifying potential customers.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 52nd month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) Suppliers continue to have capacity, with lead times improving and shortages not as severe. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

New Orders and Employment Contracting; Production and Backlogs Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at a Slower Rate; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at a Slower Rate; Exports and Imports Growing; Record-Long Lead Times for Production Materials and MRO Supplies. percent is a 1.4-percentage

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In 2020, the originally separate BSC and CBC branches merged, providing a much more holistic service to the area,” he said. “We Our widespread footprint allows us to connect with branches all over the country to source and distribute critical stock in a relatively timely manner.”.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered 43.5 percentage points compared to the November figure of 43 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since April 2020 (35.3 The PMI ® registered its lowest level since May 2020 , when the index was 43.5 Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The average lead times lengthened and extended the current sequence of below-par performance to well over three years. However, in a sign of loosening supply-chain pressure, the incidence of delays was the weakest since early 2020 and below the long-run survey average.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 51st month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) Suppliers continue to have capacity, with lead times improving and shortages not as severe. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M.,

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 48th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) Suppliers continue to have capacity but work to improve lead times, due to their raw material supply chain disruptions.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 1, 2024

percent in May 2020 ). Manufacturing lead times sentiment improved again but remain at elevated levels. The Prices Index remained in ‘decreasing’ territory, at a level generally not seen since early in the coronavirus pandemic (a reading of 40.8 Cannot find qualified salaried or skilled trades people to hire.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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Control Engineering

JULY 14, 2023

With factories closed, lead times and backlogs quickly grew. Even global companies with factories and customers around the world were affected, like many other organizations, with long delays on delivery times, which were unheard of pre-2020. Can we find a potential alternative technical solution?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

The ultimate manufacturing supply chain disruptor was the arrival of the global pandemic of 2020, which is still affecting the timely delivery of products, noted Leigh Chesley the Chief Customer Officer of Longbow Advantage Inc. When the need arose to source large actuators for their new line of linear servo presses, Beckwood Press Co.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And you look at a source like casting out of Taiwan and machine casting out of Taiwan. Jeremy Michael: My boss at the time, Bill Sapochnik, who is president of our workholding division, called me and said, Are you sitting down? What was it? What was that?

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 2, 2024

Source (All Images) | Dynamic Tool Corp. The Evolution of an Enterprise A long track record of success in the delivery of high-performance production molds has enabled Dynamic to become a go-to source for their customers’ new product development teams. Presented by Progressive Components and MoldMaking Technology.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 4, 2024

Source: AMT A Hands-On Summit This year’s Summit will take place on Level 2 of the East Building, closer to the hustle and bustle of the main show itself. Image source: AMT Around the Show Programming for students and other newcomers to manufacturing will also take place outside of the Student Summit.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 57th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A percent, over a period of time, generally indicates an expansion of the overall economy.) If youre sourcing imported fasteners, expect some pricing volatility and possible lead time extensions as suppliers adjust.

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