Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 10, 2024

James Marzilli started his shop in 2011 on a dare from his wife Lee Anne Marzilli. In the years since, they have built the shop into a component and prototype manufacturer for high-end clients in the aerospace, medical and defense industries. This was especially apparent in the shop’s tooling management.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine. Utilizing the U.S. Since 2014, however, its total spending had been steadily declining.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Machine tool monitoring is not really just machine tool monitoring. When the activity report from a machine tool monitoring system shows a particular machine being out of cycle for an unexpected stretch of time, the cause of that lost productivity typically is not the machine itself. Yes, says Ellis.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A donut-shaped machine tool component called the AKZ FDS adapter illustrates the increasingly intricate links between additive manufacturing (AM) and CNC machining. A version of this article was our cover story in the December 2022 issue of Modern Machine Shop. The adapter still gets machined.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

There has been a shift in how the manufacturing industry thinks about automation. With no end in sight to the labor shortage, automation is becoming a necessity, especially for smaller manufacturers. Automation is no longer optional for these manufacturers. Finally, we have a story from Athena Manufacturing.

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21st Century Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) there is a new course offering entitled, AI for Computational Design and Manufacturing. The course runs for five days and according to the syllabus includes the following: Learning how AI can be used in a manufacturing workflow for process optimization and control.

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DO Supply

MAY 7, 2025

This article explores what makes the Kinetix 7000 the ideal choice for industries requiring high-speed, high-torque motion control. Shop for PowerFlex 7000 Servo Drives Here The Kinetix 6000, on the other hand, focuses on small, multi-axis motion control and is designed for lowto mid-range power applications.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 11, 2023

By pairing a Productive Robotics OB7 cobot with this Haas DS-30Y, Above All CNC can now machine 10 to 15 of these parts for bear-resistant containers overnight. Parts for a line of these canisters are manufactured at Above All CNC , a Goleta, California, machine shop founded in 2016.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Endobotics first filed a lawsuit against the company in early 2019, followed by additional suits in 2020. In addition to the robotics systems, the plant has general-utility medical, lab, assembly/manufacturing, plant support and material-handling assets. In December 2020, the U.S.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2023

3D measurement tools are available that combine the measurement capabilities of a portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with the noncontact functionality of a laser line probe. When polishing in the past, workers would have to step away from their place on the shop floor to measure molds on a fixed CMM.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 4, 2025

While some manufacturers feel an understandable degree of anxiety over being acquired by a larger company, success stories abound when larger machine shops with canny owners build on the strengths of their acquisitions. While it has three- and four-axis machines, it primarily works with five-axis machining centers.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 23, 2023

Has your shop employed an automation solution — a process, technology or strategy that led to increased production, improved quality or lights-out machining — that you believe could help the cause of American manufacturing? Engineering (the shop profiled in our cover feature), implement dramatic changes swiftly.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This is the fourth and final installment in our series of articles. Well, that sounds good, in theory, but where is the “weakest link” in your shop? After all, you run a mold shop and your mix is constantly changing. The fact that the constraint moves in your shop is common. wait a second.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 21, 2023

The majority of a manufacturing facility’s energy is expended in the use of fans and motors to run dust collection equipment. Through the use of sensors, controls and automation, manufacturers can reduce energy consumption by about 50%-to-80% using new technology,” said David Bohrer , president, Hastings Air Energy Control.

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Quantis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We didn’t make you wait until the of the article because we believe your time is important). This happens frequently in beverage production facilities, because compressed air is always available in manufacturing, but the effort required to provide it is rarely ever questioned. compressed air. Surprise!

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Harish shares his company’s initiatives which are empowering customers and all industry professionals with knowledge and solutions Customer delight The purpose statement of Micromatic Machine Tools (MMT) reads as: Co-create Customer Success Nurture Entrepreneur Enrich Lives. Like human beings, CNC machines also break down occasionally.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2024

Universal Robots provides cobots for applications including palletizing, welding, machine tending, assembly, dispensing, finishing, and material handling. The cobot industry has grown as part of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. Source: Universal Robots In 2017, only 2.8% with positioning accuracy of +/- 0.02

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DO Supply

MARCH 30, 2025

With its robust electrical features, advanced control technologies, and seamless integration capabilities, the 1336 PLUS II Drive allows for smooth retrofitting of outdated systems across various sectors, including manufacturing, HVAC, renewable energy, and material handling. horsepower.

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DO Supply

MARCH 21, 2025

Future-proofing automation systems have become a crucial concern for manufacturers as industries change and automation needs increase in complexity. In this article, we have discussed its various features along with some of the example modules.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

ATM houses 160 employees (and looking for new talent) in a main 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and another 15,000-square-foot hard milling facility on the company’s 10-acre property. ATM designs and manufactures complex, precision, multi-cavity molds for the plastic injection molding industry.

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DO Supply

MAY 12, 2025

This article explores how the PowerFlex drives boost productivity across different industrial sectors and why they have become an indispensable motor control solution in modern engineering. This helps increase equipment/machine uptime by reducing/eliminating unplanned downtimes, which results in enhancedsystem production.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 17, 2023

The cover of MoldMaking Technology ’s June issue, a full feature story in the June issue and online, a video feature filmed at your shop to accompany the article (which appears online and is shown at the Amerimold Expo Leadtime Leader booth) and a guest spot on MMT Chats. A couple of shops already have! Absolutely!

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DO Supply

APRIL 9, 2025

This article deep-dives into the features of the PowerFlex 40P. The global adaptability highlights its design for Original Equipment Manufacturers and end users. Compact Design The PowerFlex 40P drive has zero stacking capability, allowing installation with no additional space between drives for ambient temperatures up to 40C.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

PACON’s strenuous adherence to quality standards enables it to manufacture mission-critical parts, such as the housing for the MOXIE experiment box on NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Even a Top Shop can benefit from process refinement, and in the four years since Pacon Mfg, Inc.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The hybrid CNC machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Applications are not so widespread that hybrid machines are found in typical job shops, but applications are numerous enough to offer an expanding market that continues to be served. The hybrid machine tool is, in one sense, a niche technology.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 5, 2025

From workflow efficiencies to cutting-edge tooling strategies, this roundup highlights the top articles that made an impact last month. MMT Chats: Mastering Mold Shop Sales Strategies Learn to navigate empowered buyers, balance technical skills and relationships, customize onboarding, foster team collaboration and measure sales success.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 2, 2023

This special annual issue is the perfect companion when deciding on that next equipment investment or upgrade, alternative process or new strategy, or shopping around for an outside service. The first step is to understand your costs and the potential benefits of the new technology or service.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the world of metalworking and CNC machining, we see this kind of facilitation made possible through digital tools such as CAD and CAM software that enable ideas to manifest into real-world solutions. But, as you’ll read, the story of RapAdapt is about much more than only the digital manufacturing tools.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 11, 2024

” In addition to elections taking place across the planet, NASA’s Artemis II is scheduled to take humans on a flyby of the moon. Modern Machine Shop’s January 2024 cover. But given the rapid advance of machining automation that our writers focus on every day, it feels like the right time.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 16, 2022

There is a greater risk of cybersecurity attack against operational technology (OT) targets as machines become integrated with information technology (IT) systems. Manufacturers and industrial automation companies need to remain vigilant and on alert for potential cybersecurity attacks. The rise of Industry 4.0 How can risk be lowered?

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 16, 2024

When 3D printing contract manufacturer Cumberland Additive recently acquired the metal additive manufacturing operations of Stratasys Direct, the move doubled the company’s number of metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines and gave the company an additional production facility in its home region of Austin, Texas.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The company isn’t looking to sell fabricators on every press brake tool that exists — WILA wants to prevent tooling just sitting unused at a shop. marking the first step in transforming WILA into a future manufacturing facility. Case in point, for one customer, WILA saved them $30,000 worth of tooling purchases regarding a project.

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AU Manufacturing

JUNE 14, 2023

Article by James Robinson, Vice President Services, Asia Pacific, SYSPRO In the fast-paced manufacturing world, it can be challenging for companies to stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive. In addition, data discovery can help manufacturers identify new business opportunities.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 6, 2024

Throughout the years, Modern Machine Shop has written extensively about Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM). EDM is capable of machining complex shapes in hard materials. From the process of buying a wire EDM to 3D printed parts and beyond, here are ten of the most read EDM articles from Modern Machine Shop.

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The Automation Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Modern manufacturing has paved the way for improved machinability, enhanced machine efficiency, and superior quality products. Modern manufacturing technology started with the Industrial Revolution that spanned from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century. It is a crucial way of getting the most from your CNC machines.

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iBASEt

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Current State of AI in Complex Discrete Manufacturing AI clearly has staying power and will continue to gain momentum as new use cases and applications are discovered. The complex discrete manufacturing industry is already making strides in AI adoption. 43% of factory operations leaders predict a similar increase in AI spending.

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DO Supply

JANUARY 22, 2025

This article explores five PowerFlex 520 series hidden gems, particularly those that increase energy efficiency, control precision, and productivity. Shop PowerFlex 523 Drives Here Volts-per-Hertz (VHz) control offers a reliable method for simple and general applications where speed regulation is not a concern.

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