Modern Machine Shop

JULY 21, 2024

These features aim to shorten cycle times and improve overall surface finish quality Advanced machining strategies, including a custom Blend toolpath, full machine collision detection, editable Deburr and Geodesic toolpaths and four-axis support across most 3D toolpaths.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 20, 2024

Suited to most electromechanical handling tasks, the ELGD series brings specific benefits to applications, such as: Cantilever systems and pick-and-place solutions for small parts handling, where short cycle times, high precision, and repeatability are key Handling systems for top loaders, which benefit from the ELGD’s attractive price/performance (..)

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Additive Manufacturing

APRIL 13, 2023

AddUp, global metal additive manufacturing OEM, is excited to officially open the doors to their new Tooling Competence Centre in Aachen, Germany. AddUp specializes in two types of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies: Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED).

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Combining cutting-edge technology with additive manufacturing redefines the limits set within traditional manufacturing and delivers innovation in places you might not expect. Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Ultimately, a face grooving attachment from Big Daishowa met KAM’s needs, enabling the manufacturer to reduce cycle times for the operation, extend tool life and improve repeatability. Machining these from billet would cause problems with both machining cycle times and tool life, so the parts are made additively instead.

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AU Manufacturing

APRIL 18, 2023

Germany-headquartered Dimensionics Density has commercially introduced an automated density determination technology for additive manufacturing (AM) , with a particular focus on the validation of AM parts.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As the market leader in pellet-based polymer extrusion 3D printing technology, and the only manufacturer offering hybrid tool head configurations, Titan Robotics provides solutions to its customers by developing application-specific processes using Titan’s unique additive manufacturing (AM) technology.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Originally designed for Torsen, a JTEKT company that produces helical gear torque-sensing differentials for the automotive industry, the GS200H is an all-in-one gear manufacturing solution with skiving, hobbing, drilling, milling and tapping capabilities.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 6, 2025

A subsidiary based in Germany is focused on operating the Metal Powder Application (MPA) process, a hybrid manufacturing strategy that combines five-axis milling with cold spray deposition. The process supports the precise addition of material, such as conformal copper areas added to injection mold tooling to improve cycle times.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 12, 2025

This integrated approach was developed for injection mold tooling and is said to significantly reduce lead times, costs and labor to empower moldmakers with even more efficiency and precision. Also, integrating conformal cooling channels enhances thermal management, reduces cycle times and improves part quality.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Next Chapter Manufacturing Looking over the vast landscape of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, the various material options and the number of experts in the market can leave you more confused than ever. Conformal cooling is also integrated into the mold for consistent cooling and faster cycle time.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 5, 2024

Source: Renishaw Renishaw’s Tempus technology enables users of its additive manufacturing (AM) systems to achieve significantly higher productivity, with no reduction in part quality. Over the cycle time of the build, the time savings can cut the build time by up to 50% with no reduction in part quality.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2025

A new additive manufactured smaller lower head nozzle size also provides additional room for smaller disk diameters while allowing for the use of various types of wire and wire guide diameters. Thanks to its new, more robust rotary/tilt axis, the machine easily manages heavier part loads without risk of deflection. Mazak Corp.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 4, 2022

According to Sigma’s General Manager of European Operations Stephan Kuehr, “This is a great step in allowing us to support customer quality at every point of their additive journey, as well as better integrate with other software solutions. We share their mission of providing high levels of manufacturing quality and economic sustainability.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 8, 2025

Conformal cooling is one of additive manufacturing’s well-known applications, where the technology’s geometric capabilities can enable the precise placement of cooling channels throughout an injection mold. The customer used this tool to mold several hundred of these caps in both polypropylene and polycarbonate.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems Linear AMS , a company that originated in 2003 as a toolmaker and molder, swiftly adopted metal additive manufacturing (AM) early in its journey. Read the full article.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By hard coating the raw brake discs with resilient steel and composite materials, the solution will enable Stellantis to significantly increase brake disc durability, reducing emissions pollution by up to 80%; all while keeping cycle times at a minimum.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For example, beneath the hood of a full-sized IntElect are a number of velocity and injection power features that, when used correctly and repeatably by moulding operatives, result in faster cycle times and more stable start-ups. Reducing a 10 second dry cycle time by just 0.55 extra production days annually.

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i4.0 today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Composite-based additive manufacturing appears to be on the verge of breaking through as a ‘mainstream’ method of production, according to a new report on disruptive 3D printing technologies.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Composite-based additive manufacturing appears to be on the verge of breaking through as a ‘mainstream’ method of production, according to a new report on disruptive 3D printing technologies.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 20, 2023

Department of Defense are accelerating the use of additive manufacturing to reduce long lead cycle times and to produce large volumes of complex parts for advanced weapons systems. Only 20%-40% of titanium powder used in additive manufacturing ends up in fabricated parts. Air Force and U.S.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The multi-material ExAM 255 3D printing system enables high build speeds for high-precision 3D components manufacture. Compared to a conventional approach in machining, the use of an additive manufacturing (AM) process to produce a MIM tool reduced the total production time from around eight weeks to approximately five days.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The company launched with a product that’s now called Ulendo VC (for “vibration compensation”) , which applies an algorithm to fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printers, counteracting the machine’s vibration patterns and enabling it to run up to five times faster while maintaining part quality.

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MEM

JULY 12, 2023

They are the global leader in high pressure technology and have over 2000 systems working worldwide in industries including aerospace, energy, medical implants, space, automotive, additive manufacturing, castings and food processing. “As

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The solution is intelligent coatings, as can be applied to brake disks using our AM coating system” says Dr. Géza Koscsák – the Head of Additive Manufacturing at the CHIRON Group. With a cycle time for conventional brake disks of around 30 seconds per disk, it’s clear that the coating process needs to keep up” he adds.

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Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

SLM Press Release – SLM enters into Investment Agreement with Nikon to further enhance SLM’s leadership position in Additive Manufacturing Nikon to launch all cash public takeover offer for SLM at EUR 20 per share, representing a premium of 75% to the undisturbed closing price as of September 1 st 2022 Key shareholders Elliott, ENA and Hans J.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 30, 2022

The increasing demand for dimensional metrology software by key industry verticals—automotive, machine shops, and aerospace—presents lucrative growth opportunities for vendors, including: Additive manufacturing (AM) : Focus on lightweighting individual components to drive AM as industries strive to achieve their sustainability targets.

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Additive Manufacturing

MAY 19, 2023

These changes will include the insourcing of certain metal printer platforms into its Riom, France manufacturing facility, co-locating the manufacturing with the current engineering of these products. This approach should improve cycle time from development to production while improving operating efficiencies.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

Recent advancements transforming efficiency and precision include: High-Speed Machining : CNC machines with HSM capabilities deliver faster cutting speeds and tighter tolerances, significantly reducing cycle times.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), has long been promoted as a revolutionary technology poised to reshape the future of manufacturing. Instead, a growing trend towards hybrid manufacturing, where traditional and additive techniques complement each other, is emerging as the most effective path forward.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Given their long cycle times, high cost of scrap, demanding tolerances and complex geometries, blisks would be effectively impossible to produce without practical expertise in titanium and Inconel alloys. Mitsui Seiki Vertex 5-axis VMCs are commonly used for blisk machining and other geometrically complex parts.

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Dinesh Mishra

AUGUST 17, 2022

Despite the increase in board size, the core cycle time maximum is only 6.5 The printable area, which measures 560 by 510 millimeters, is 78 percent larger. With a three-stage conveyor, the DEK TQ L can process boards that are up to 345 millimeters long (DEK TQ: 250 millimeters). seconds in three-stage operation (DEK TQ: 5 seconds).

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Machining time: A deeper cut can reduce overall machining time but may require more robust tooling and machine capabilities. Optimizing the tool path is crucial for: Reducing cycle time: A well-planned tool path minimizes unnecessary movements and optimizes machining efficiency.

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MEM

JULY 11, 2023

They are the global leader in high pressure technology and have over 2000 systems working worldwide in industries including aerospace, energy, medical implants, space, automotive, additive manufacturing, castings and food processing. “As

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 19, 2024

The design freedom of polymer/composite additive manufacturing (AM) makes it easy to design different front-facing/insert holding (middle left and right) and rear-facing/handle versions (right) of the claw manual end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) that Zero Tolerance LLC has produced for its own and customer molding operations.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The term, “hybrid,” refers to a machine tool that is also something more — usually it connotes combining additive manufacturing (AM) and the machine tool’s normal work of “subtractive” machining within a single machine able to mix both operations in a single cycle.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

.” And incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) operators can do much more, including using AI in part design to determine how to make a part in the most profitable way — sometimes even going from subtractive to additive manufacturing, if they have that capability. Here are some of the highlights.

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