Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 6, 2023

I am part of the generational cohort called “Gen X.” ” That means I landed in a particular place within the multi-decade story of America’s relationship with manufacturing. For me, the notion of manufacturing plants thriving within towns and small cities existed largely in others’ memories.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 12, 2023

Article by David Alatorre, CTO, Rivelin Robotics The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, allowing for the creation of complex and intricate parts in a faster and more cost-effective manner. To support or not to support?

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

That was something for car manufacturers.”. Sauvé is process leader for steel processes at Carriere Industrial Supply (CIS), which manufactures heavy equipment and wear parts for mining and other applications in its plant near Sudbury, Ontario. “I would never even have thought about a robot,” he says.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase, which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. AMADA AMERICA, INC. AMADA AMERICA will also introduce the new EGB 6013 ARe bending robot.

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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 holes were then sealed off at the surface of the part.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Machined metal parts are used across various industries. Aircraft and automotive vehicles use numerous quantities and types of metal parts varying from cast parts to fuel pipes. The increase in electric vehicle production has made metal parts critical components for this growing industry.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

With Christmas right around the corner, MoldMaking Technology is gifting you, our readers, with an annual top-viewed article series covering products, profiles, tips and case studies, available each Monday leading up to the new year. Additive Manufacturing. High-Feed Performance for Small Parts. 1, 2022 to Nov. Mold Materials.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 12, 2023

Current as of 2/16/23 This article contains information on exhibitors highlighting the Mold Building products and services at their booth in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor. The shop designs and manufactures approximately 100 molds a year for various market segments. This exhibitor list is subject to change.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2023

Additionally, as the molds became more complex, so did the requirements of the inspection to ensure that the mold would produce a part that was accurate to the client’s specifications. A portable CMM with advanced laser technology will reduce first-article inspection costs for injection-molded parts.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At the company’s manufacturing site in Hamilton, Ohio, automation projects make use of collaborative robots, or cobots, that the team identifies by naming them after presidents of the United States. Other manufacturers like it were shifting production operations outside the United States. By design, this group is a separate team.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 18, 2024

and Kennametal Cutting tools, including end mills and carbide inserts, for example, are indispensable for everyday mold builders, as they literally shape and define the intricate features of molds with precision. For the full article, click the hyperlinked titles. Photo Credit (clockwise): Big Daishowa, Guhring Inc., Dapra Corp.,

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

” This is exemplified through injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery, automation and additive manufacturing focusing on the circular economy and reducing the CO 2 footprint. The resulting recompound is transferred to the downstream injection molding machine — more precisely to the an all-electric PX 81-180.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

A recent development project evaluated the feasibility of using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to produce layup tooling for complex contoured winglets mounted at the tips of the wings of MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian (shown above) remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

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MEM

APRIL 28, 2023

The first of an innovative range of high-performance X-ray CT (computed tomography) systems offering enhanced levels of precision, resolution and scan speed has been introduced and is ready to order from the Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU) of Nikon Corporation. Both large and small items of any complexity may be inspected.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Current as of 2/01/23 This article contains information on exhibitors highlighting 3D Printing , Machining or Cutting Tools products and services at their booth in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor. Photo credit, clock wise from top left: Hermle USA, Allied Machine, Mantle and Cheto Corp.

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AU Manufacturing

APRIL 21, 2023

Article by Oleg Yermanok, Application Engineering Manager, Massivit 3D Additive manufacturing (AM) has the ability to disrupt industrial processes and to facilitate the achievement of innovative, cost-effective, and speedy outcomes when compared to traditional production processes.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MARCH 26, 2024

This article considers some key factors that are shaping the evolving defense landscape. Although Europe’s shell manufacturing capacity remains confidential, reports from February 2023 suggested the continent could, at that time, produce approximately 230,000 shells annually.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

Pavilions at FABTECH are dedicated to 3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating (Hall A) ; Welding, Welding Automation, Robotics & Industrial Automation (Hall B) ; and METALFORM, Finishing, Tube & Pipe (Hall D). An estimated 45,000 people will attend FABTECH 2023.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 28, 2023

Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine that it would be the sort of bearded Amish guys, all of our the parts that they make for us, they're not running off the grid. This season of Made in the USA has focused on manufacturers that are at different points on a journey to bring back or keep production within the United States.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Most major automobile manufacturers have set aggressive goals to electrify their fleets, many in the range of 40-50% by the mid-2030s.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

It pretty much sums up the situation for medtech companies large and small that sought to compete against Intuitive Surgical in the soft-tissue surgical robotics space. For its part, Johnson & Johnson is sticking with plans to develop its Ottava surgical robot. It’s even moving forward on a next-gen da Vinci robot.

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