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4 Ways to Establish Machine Accuracy

Modern Machine Shop

Source: Way of the Mill LLC Reader Question: Our shop continues to progress into more complex parts with much more difficult print requirements. Miller’s Answer: A spec sheet is nice, and a lot of marketing literature will brag about hand-scraped surfaces or build quality. It is measured with a dial indicator and ceramic square.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

Listen to the sixth episode of season two here, or visit your favorite podcast platform to subscribe to “Made in the USA.” The following is a complete transcript for Season 2 Episode 6 of the “Made in the USA” podcast. ” Catch up on season 1 here. David Bassett: I'm a hardcore patriot of this country.

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Discover Metalworking Technologies Targeted to Mold Shops

Mold Making Technology

Both are available in 4+1 or five-axis high-spec configurations, which enables precision and reliability needed by moldmakers; the former machines parts up to 400 mm in diameter and the latter 650 mm in diameter. (top middle), Matsuura Machinery (top right) and Grob Systems (bottom right). with an HSK-A 100 interface, comes in.

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Sifting through the Hype: A Brief Guide to Discerning Truth in Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

Gartner’s Hype Cycle has made us all students of overblown trends and what they mean en route to new manufacturing realities. No, not that one quite yet, whatever retail establishments want you to think. The trick about 3D printing, as we’ve learned over the years, is to look at announcements with a critical eye. World’s first Is it?

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Solar power is ‘a global juggernaut pushing fossil fuels into oblivion’: Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering

E&T

With worldwide demand for solar growing and global economies increasingly recognising its benefits, the International Energy Agency estimates solar PV capacity will triple over the 2022-2027 period, becoming the largest source of power capacity in the world. That trend is “what’s sweeping fossil fuels out of the energy market”.

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Navigating Outsource Manufacturing

Trimantec

In the past, many companies were hesitant to outsource any of their manufacturing to an outside source. For starters, you will either allow your contractor to source materials or you will provide the materials for builds. . Outsourcing has the potential to save money in many ways. Outsource Manufacturing and Its Subsets.

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Bot Building 101: Three tips for high-performing robotics teams

Robotics Business Review

Source: AMD From students and startups to the world of entertainment, interest in robots is everywhere these days. Robotics competition teams can use the Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit. Automation demands synchronization above all else. Synchronization is the result of determinism in communications and action.

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