Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“For example, if you want to drill holes, you’ve got to tell it where the holes are, which size holes you want, what tool you’re using, what material you’re cutting and what kind of machine you’re using,” he says. He adds that, on its own, this might be too complex for ChatGPT to handle.

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E&T

JUNE 23, 2023

Breathable materials, so you don't get sweaty in summer. Most of the time when typing or reading, you're likely to be sitting more upright, so the headrest is not in constant contact with the back of your head and neck. What constitutes a good chair in 2023? An ergonomic, body-friendly design is crucial. Padded armrests.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Select End Mills With Mold Material, Features and Machining Process in Mind Photo Credit: Emuge-Franken USA Selecting the right end mill holds immense significance for mold builders facing diverse milling applications. Notably, they've handled automotive, construction, medical devices, and heavy vehicle manufacturing.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In an effort to help turbo charge your search for the best-fitting system, here is a collection of some of the most helpful questions you can ask a supplier. You want a measuring system that has as many thermally similar materials as possible so as to limit any major thermal expansion coefficient differences. It’s a smart move.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Although closed-loop motion control remained commercially and technically out of reach for many smaller applications, users have searched for ways to benefit from the technology and incorporate it as part of a greater edge solution. For instance, a printing press with multiple material rollers and moving elements would call for a large PLC.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 25, 2023

Photo Credit: PCS Company Molded Part Protection Against Production Damage, Contamination PCS Company ’s Moldshield protects molded parts from damage and contamination during production, in addition to helping reduce material waste. The material is now available for all FormUp 350 new generation powder bed fusion (PBF) machines.

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Trimantec

JANUARY 22, 2020

To narrow down your search for a suitable partner, you first need to understand the different subsets of outsource manufacturing. The subsets of outsource manufacturing are primarily defined by production type, amount, and workflow. Unlike toll manufacturing, the contractor provides all materials. Contract Manufacturing.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Specializes in precision custom-molded and insert-molded components using high-performance thermoplastic materials and engineering or commodity-grade resins. What type of work does Midgard specialize in? We are more into engineering-grade plastics, but we do handle some commodity resins. to 95 ounces.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the high-mix, low-volume operation started searching for ways to reliably increase productivity and profitability, moving to a digital gaging approach was high on the list. One of the biggest hurdles in getting this prototype ready was determining how best to handle the data acquisition and display.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The library collects all the programs on the server in one place, providing the convenience of preview images and numerous search filters to make this step even easier. Customized tags can be assigned to the various part programs and searches can be filtered by tag, section, material, date, machine and much more.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 25, 2022

User efficiency continues to be a focus with the process workflow having been improved in several areas including batch printing with support for shaded views, dynamic triad dragging, expanded BOM support for assembly structures, and extended preferences control with the ability to search and reset.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

Structured query language (SQL) insights Structured query language (SQL) can help supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) users get a better handle on managing their data. SQL database is simpler and easier to use than other databases and can give users more freedom in how they manage and handle their data.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover several metal additive technologies and describe the types of tools or tool components they’re being used to produce and why. Proponents of the technology like to say that “ complexity is essentially free in AM.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 15, 2023

and CoroTurn Prime Type-B with two strong corners for bulk roughing/heavy cutting), which both utilize a low lead angle to improve surface finish. Easily retrofitted, the PSS-T300 provides excellent access to the work area while offering space-savings via its tower design. You are now able to select any closed chain.

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E&T

JANUARY 12, 2023

Interviewed at a cohort event organised by Innovate UK in the summer, Su Varma, academic director of the R&D incubator at NSG Group’s Pilkington subsidiary, said: “We brought in a programme four years ago focused on using computational ways of discovering new materials for certain functions.” That led to more searching questions.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Doors open on both sides on AMADA’s BREVIS 1212 AJ, and the cutting pallet pulls out so materials can be efficiently loaded: 4′ x 8′ sheets can be loaded to process two 4′ x 4′ workpieces sequentially. They are in search of machines that can run without staff constantly overseeing the operations.

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Trimantec

AUGUST 30, 2021

Types of Industrial Automation. You are not alone in your search for manufacturing efficiencies. Types of Industrial Automation. What are the common types of factory automation? Materials handling . . What is Industrial Automation? How is Industrial Automation Achieved? Automation in Industry 4.0.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

From utilizing lasers to new techniques to control heat input, new part types being joined at high speeds require new solutions. To accommodate this, a strain gauge is added to the spot gun(s) to monitor the force profile and spot parameter data, allowing the spot gun to sense when the material is hitting a plastic or molten state.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

For example, a litigation search can be very telling. Below, we describe various types of cybersecurity risks and attacks faced by manufacturers and outline some of the legal implications and considerations that entities in the manufacturing industry should consider. However, certain issues can present significant red flags.

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