Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 16, 2024

” As the NSW Government is a major sponsor for the AMW event, a video recording from NSW Premier Chris Minns was broadcasted during the offical opening ceremony. AMW features a wide range of exhibitors, including machinery manufacturers, technology providers, raw material suppliers and a range of service offerings.

Manufacturing 84

Manufacturing Supply Chain Additive manufacturing Robotics 84

Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 27, 2023

When it qualified as a Modern Machine Shop Top Shop in 2011, BDE Manufacturing Technologies (then known as Bob’s Design Engineering) was a prototyping shop just starting to move into production work. A heavy investment in automated technology and automation-compatible machines has been key to this shift. Equally essential?

Prototype  98

Prototype  Rapid prototyping Bill of Materials Supply Chain 98

Modern Machine Shop

MAY 9, 2024

If you read Modern Machine Shop , you almost certainly know about the dreaded skills gap — the difference between the demand for skilled manufacturers and the number of people capable of filling those roles. Unfortunately for the Navy, the skills gap is a major obstacle to accomplishing this task.

Manufacturing 81

Manufacturing Function Additive manufacturing 81

Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

To provide a little more insight into who our product, equipment or service suppliers are before you arrive at PTXPO, the MMT team put together this special show section* that provides a snapshot of each exhibitor most relevant to moldmaking. Ellwood stocks various sizes of LTQ for quick delivery.

3D printing 98

3D printing Cycle time Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 27, 2023

The 14 th DN Solutions International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) took place June 5-8, 2023. The show included demonstrations of machine tools, automation systems and other manufacturing technologies at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan, South Korea.

Automotive 98

Automotive Supply Chain Automation Fit 98

Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Machines have improved and material options have widened. At NPE 2024: The Plastics Show , 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) suppliers will be highlighted in the Advanced Manufacturing Zone , while AM users will take to the stage for Wednesday’s 3D Printing Workshop.

3D printing 64

3D printing Rapid prototyping Prototype  Supply Chain 64

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.

Additive manufacturing 52

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Electronics 52

Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The site you’re already used to using for everything from books to pet food, Amazon Business can be a key tool in your arsenal to simplify your purchasing. These 3P suppliers, show up in search and often offer competitive pricing and a variety of products.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Form Compliance Manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

MAY 25, 2023

Machine learning insights Machine learning has many uses in the oil and gas industry and its usage is increasing rapidly. Major oil and gas companies are developing tools with machine learning to address business problems. Machine learning is a rapidly growing field in the oil and gas industry.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Logistics Automation Form 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 9, 2024

FANUC America, the leading supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs will showcase its automation solutions designed to help companies future proof their supply chain at Modex 2024 in Atlanta, March 11-14, booth #B-4026. When a wall bin arrives at the access point, a FANUC CRX-10iA will pick an item and place it in an order fulfillment bin.

Warehousing 98

Warehousing Logistics Robotics Robotics 98

Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A article we recently posted describes many ways that machining and additive manufacturing (AM) go together. Namely: Do machining providers and additive manufacturing go together? Should machine shops adopt AM? About five years ago, I posted an article with the title, “ Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop.”

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Made-to-spec Manufacturing 98

Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Ahuja, the CEO & Managing Director of Gühring India, our Industry Influencer from the metal machining tools industry shares his company’s goals and the industry vision for 2022 and beyond. Gühring was the first tool manufacturer to be awarded the VW Group Award for outstanding performance as a supplier.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Automotive Cycle time Benchmarking 52

Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, proper use, tool assembly and maintenance can minimize these effects. This is important because, according to REGO-FIX marketing specialist Jonathan Harvey, the collet, not the toolholder, plays the bigger role in machining accurate parts. ER collets were designed to eliminate a major source of collet damage.

Sourcing 98

Sourcing Manufacturing 98

MEM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

NSK to show live ball-screw condition monitoring at EMO : NSK is the only manufacturer to offer a complete development and supply service for the essential parts that machine tools require, including high-precision, high-speed ball screws. Ball screws will of course be a core technology on the NSK booth.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Manufacturing 52

Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 10, 2024

TK Mold & Engineering operates with a team of 25, plus seven CNC machines, multiple lathes and drills, and a five-axis sinker EDM from two facilities totaling 25,800 square feet/2,397 square meters of space in Romeo, Michigan. The company also makes engineering changes and offers maintenance and repairs on anyone’s tools.

Consumer Goods 52

Consumer Goods Lead Time Automotive Aerospace 52

Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

consumption of machine tools and in the Gardner Business Index, which has shown positive growth since the last half of 2020. market for machine tools will be down some 19 percent in 2023, but that is after a very strong market for the last five years and it will still be at a healthy consumption level of $7 billion.

Aerospace 102

Aerospace Supply Chain Composites Electronics 102

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

of those respondents list trade uncertainties as a major business challenge). whose business operates a 3 kW fiber laser machine. whose business operates a 3 kW fiber laser machine. Hammer MetalWerks utilizes ToolBox from Tempus Tools, a laser cutting quoting software that is calculation based.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Beverage Function Manufacturing 52

i4.0 today

MAY 13, 2024

Designing and constructing such systems is one of the core activities of the Austrian machine manufacturer STIWA. It is part of the anti-lock braking system of a large automotive supplier and is required in seven-digit quantities every year. The company wanted to buy a new production machine.

Cycle time 52

Cycle time Automation Function Fit 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 22, 2023

A 3-arm Capacitor Discharge Resistance Welding machine. Snow’s core product is resistance welding machinery, and that spans the gamut from a shop that has one small machine in its operation, all the way to a Tier I automotive supplier that is putting machines into a line, as well as some with small robotic workcells, noted Sam Snow.

Robotics 98

Robotics Robotics Automotive Automation 98

Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 3, 2023

James Disney, who sold his CNC machines to JBS in 2022, inspects a part next to a Fadal three-axis machining center at John Bouchard & Sons Co. Photo Credit: Modern Machine Shop For John Bouchard & Sons Co. JBS says this CNC-machined part was used for a well-known rock artist’s rotating concert stage.

Beverage 98

Beverage Lead Time Sourcing Manufacturing 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 3, 2024

No one knows better than you do where the major pain points exist within your operations. And you are completely aware that digital tools — artificial intelligence, generative design, spindle health monitoring and other capabilities — offer solutions to overcoming these challenges.

3D printing 52

3D printing Automation Artificial Intelligence Function 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

a leading global machine tool manufacturer and supplier in the sheet metal industry, will be the primary sponsor for 2017 and 2020 Indy 500 winner Sato’s No. They will also be a major associate sponsor of the No. AMADA AMERICA, Inc. 75 Honda-powered entry in the May 26 event. headquarters.

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing 59

Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 28, 2023

Kapp Group, Nidec Machine Tool America LLC, and others will be showcasing products. The more than 300 exhibitors span the supply chain, including gear companies, machine tools suppliers, and electric drive solutions. Industry leaders such as Timken Power Systems, Meritor, EMAG LLC, Gleason Corp.,

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Cycle time Automation 52

Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

While the concepts are not unfamiliar territory, cost remains a major concern when considering adoption. Kirby says it could be with the purchase of a plastic 3D printing machine. They can also purchase components from Canadian suppliers through Canada Makes, a not-for-profit industry organization.

Additive manufacturing 67

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Robotics 67

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Leaders should pay attention to the potentially transformative role of machine learning in making engineering work more efficient. For example, VW launched a dedicated electric vehicle family and is investing heavily in building up its software development capabilities to explore use cases for machine learning.

Automotive 52

Automotive Artificial Intelligence Value chain Supply Chain 52

i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the first time in its exhibition history, the Sumitomo (SHI) Demag booth at Fakuma 2023 (B1-1105) features entirely all-electric machines. Perfect for packaging Achieving a dry fast cycle time of less than 4 seconds, launching on the main stand is the IntElectS 220 ton clamp force machine for packaging.

Cycle time 52

Cycle time Robotics Robotics Automation 52

Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 16, 2023

Stability in the majority of the company’s end markets (tooling, die/mold , machine manufacturing and precision engineering) offset a downturn in the automotive sector. Studer’s roboLoad is a robotic automation system for its S121, S131 and S141 grinding machines.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Warehousing Automation Robotics 98

Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply chain gaps and the need for greater self-sufficiency continue as major factors driving reshoring. The United States used to be the world’s industrial powerhouse, and Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative and former president of machine tool maker GF AgieCharmilles, grew up experiencing its glory.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Compliance Lead Time Manufacturing 52

AU Manufacturing

MARCH 5, 2023

Kern noted that the focus is on modifying the science such that titanium’s intrinsic properties that prevent machining are overcome, even if PCE addresses some of the problems that conventional metal processing technologies encounter. This implies that equipment may not operate the metal efficiently and will degrade excessively soon.

Manufacturing 80

Manufacturing Aerospace Form 80

Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Siemens has purchased an ElemX metal 3D Printer, adding to its fleet of additive machines inside the company’s Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH). The CATCH facility focuses on the industrialization of additive manufacturing, working with machine builders, material suppliers and end-customers.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Additive manufacturing 3D printing Warehousing 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 24, 2022

Industry leading suppliers offer new and upgraded machining centers and EDMs, combining their decades of experience and innovations to create machines that enable the manufacture of precision parts. EDM Machines Deliver Precision Part Generation. Machine Shop Capabilities Offered as an Independent Service.

Cycle time 52

Cycle time Aerospace Prototype  Manufacturing 52

Fastener News Desk

APRIL 18, 2023

It got us wondering how pro sports provides an opportunity for industrial suppliers to engage with potential customers and partners in a unique and exciting environment. In today’s competitive B2B landscape, customer experience has become a key differentiator for industrial suppliers looking to build loyal customer bases.

Supply Chain 69

Supply Chain Fit Warehousing Manufacturing 69

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

It was the first gathering of the entire DPMG in Ankleshwar following the acquisition of Miranda Tools in December 2020. Dormer Pramet is a leading global supplier of metal-cutting tools and services. This includes a huge variety of rotary and indexable tooling for drilling, milling, threading, hole-making, and turning.

Automotive 52

Automotive Lean manufacturing Automation Aerospace 52

Dinesh Mishra

AUGUST 28, 2023

Business & Digital Transformation: With a focus on innovation, process engineering, technology integration, collaboration tools, performance analytics & reporting, and customer support, SCaaS provides the tools to drive your business forward. Who Needs Scaas?

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Logistics Warehousing Compliance 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 11, 2023

It also yields enhanced dynamic response during robot-aided machining tasks. As a result, the robot is able to undertake more challenging machining assignments and users enjoy the advantages of compact hardware, simple engineering, and quick commissioning. The same high level of convenience is offered with robot commissioning.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Function Additive manufacturing 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 19, 2023

SUPPLIER PROFILE HAIMER’s Automation Cube robot cell can be scaled according to a customer’s request and is suitable for automated shrinking, presetting and balancing. HAIMER makes products that surround the machine tool with the most consistent tooling assembly each and every time, Holden said.

Fit 52

Fit Automation Function Manufacturing 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The top suppliers for motion control products is APAC, specifically China, continue to lead because the Chinese market tends to perform better. 100,000 mobile robots a year could be a major stimulus. Machine tools manufacturers and semiconductor machinery makers have been among the top consumers. Let’s take a look.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Electronics Automation 52