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With robotic machine tending solutions on a CNC machine shop floor, workers have a better opportunity to contribute to the overall manufacturing process.

These six practices really matter for machine maintenance.

Since 1999 Holmatro Inc. has used Esprit CAM software to manufacture hydraulic rescue equipment for emergency responders.

A number of factors should be considered when selecting indexable inserts.

The GT-610 EZ from Glebar Co. is designed to provide slide motion control and other key ingredients to grinding success at a lower price point.

Deburring parts with vibratory finishing equipment is a cost-saving and more consistent alternative to manual deburring.

When producing large holes in aircraft structures made of stacked materials, modular drill heads make a valuable difference

Being run over by a car is not a near-death experience for a diabolical ironclad beetle. How it survives could inspire the development of materials with the same herculean toughness.

Greenleaf and Ohio Crankshaft join forces to enhance throughput when milling locomotive crankshafts

Machining stainless steel for aerospace applications requires cutting tools that are tough, polished and sharp.

Machine monitoring can make shop operations more efficient, especially in a pandemic.

The Grinding Doc says it depends on what your biggest issue is: thermal damage, chatter or excessive wheel wear

Good or bad, up or down, expansion or contraction — CTE reports the numbers that serve as manufacturing’s economic indicators.

Rotary broaching is a timesaving way to cut internal and external part shapes.

The holy grail of tool management is the integration of tool storage, tool data transfer and tool condition monitoring, but many ways exist to keep machines running.

Save time with this setup method for cutting long, tapered surfaces on a three-axis milling machine

Hermle AG’s new automated HS flex heavy pallet-handling system has what it takes to handle large pallets.

Research team applies artificial intelligence to create high-entropy alloys.

The Capto toolholding system provides speed, accuracy and flexibility.

In a contracting market like this one, it’s never easy to operate. But let’s take this opportunity to drive the evolution necessary to become a 21st-century business.