Shops look to abrasive machining such as grinding to meet the tightest tolerances. Lately, that target is shrinking down to the micron and lower.
Paul Ehrlich, senior applications engineer for United Grinding North America’s tool grinding division (Miamisburg, Ohio) lost his valiant batt…
When it comes to adding up the benefits of additive manufacturing, the two leaders—Todd Pietila and Terry Wohlers—featured in this edition of …
Anyone who 3D prints parts for a living is likely familiar with the Wohlers Report. Those planning to invest in additive manufacturing (AM) eq…
Six hundred thousand—that’s the number of lives impacted by the work of Todd Pietila and his colleagues at Belgium-based additive manufacturin…
In the 1987 movie Wall Street, corporate raider Gordon Gekko states, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” Looking back over the past f…
One manufacturer entirely on board with the reshoring movement is Re:Build Manufacturing LLC of Framingham, Mass. Director of Marketing Mary O…
For more than 100 years, the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) has helped manufacturers succeed and grow. This effort is more important th…
Tony Tyll has been promoted to president and COO at Belmont Equipment & Technologies. The Michigan-based company, which specializes in ele…
Over the past six years, significant shifts have occurred in additive manufacturing (AM), particularly with the expiration of core additive pa…
The Manufacturing Intelligence division of Hexagon AB has launched the PRESTO System for automated inspection for the automotive and aerospace…
CyManII CEO Howard Grimes has an expression he often repeats: “Cybersecurity is everyone’s problem today,” he says. “But it’s no one’s problem…
In August 2023, a cyberattack sent The Clorox Company into chaos resulting in order processing delays, significant product outages, a 25% decr…
Both employment and the number of manufacturers in the U.S. have grown over the past few years, and spending on construction related to the in…
Industrial Statistics (IS), a new hybrid technology, was created to define, plan and control the manufacturing process, enabling companies to …
When one of the largest manufacturers of fire trucks and fire engines in the United States needed to upgrade its aftermarket parts system, the…
“What you did 10 years ago doesn’t apply today” in regards to metal cutting. So says Robert Humphreys, international sales manager at Fastems …
The manufacturing industry stands at the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. As factories evolve into more sophisticated, interconnected a…
Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers analyze large datasets and make informed decisions about the…
Without accurate, repeatable workholding, the best machine tools will fail to deliver the performance required, regardless of past size. The c…
When it comes to making holes in parts, everyone knows the drill. But shops may not be aware of the latest options for performing this common …
It’s natural to have some healthy skepticism before implementing a new product or process. But it’s hard to argue against real-world results. …
Racing has long been used to help automakers develop and test new technologies and parts. So it shouldn’t be surprising that the additive manu…
For all their industry-changing capabilities, most additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have a problem. They produce parts that are far fr…
Virtually all job shops and manufacturers are dealing with the same problem: a lack of skilled workers. And they’re all working on new ways to…
Success comes in many forms. While some achievements may appear to happen overnight, most accomplishments are years in the making, take hard w…
