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Of all machining processes, wire EDMing is perhaps best suited for lights-out manufacturing with one exception, slugs.

B-Safe from Balance Systems detects collisions during machining, preventing damage to parts and machine.

Tool blanks are printed to make cutters to machine titanium.

Effectively machining titanium alloys requires suitable cutting tools, machine tools and monitoring systems.

With the new Taglens-T1 varifocal lens, manufacturers can achieve high-throughput noncontact parts inspection.

Multiple-axis machines increase workpiece accessibility but some jobs still require these specialized toolholders.

Swedish researchers break down the causes of tool coating degradation.

Keith Jennings reflects on the for better or worse nature of family businesses.

The Grinding Doc: Using a wheel with too large of a grit size and dressing dull likely the cause of OD burn—not bad cooling.

Kennametal answers with turret-adapted clamping units and quick-change toolholders.

Make mill/turn lathes and multitask machines into gear-cutting workhorses.

Abrasive waterjet machining can be a terrific complement to more traditional machining processes.

Dynamic Motion application provides constant chip load machining with efficient cutting conditions.

Despite automation's advantages, the machining industry has yet to put down the pen and paper.

Artificial intelligence is showing promise in a variety of machining-related applications.

Toolmaker launched its coatings division a year ago with a $2.2M investment.

Specialty coatings extend tool life when cutting nonferrous materials.

Prioritize metalworking fluids when market factors reduce profit margins.

This additive manufacturing process is helping machine shops create parts with complex internal cooling channels.

It sounds so simple, but visibility and accountability are the secret to success with machine monitoring.