Seeing Is Believing: 3D Vision System Enables Bin-Picking Robot
With the help of a 3D vision system and robotic arms from FANUC, MetalQuest was able to automate a physically challenging bin-picking task.
Read More
Latest
VIEW ALL
The First American-Made Watch in a Half Century
In the latest episode of our View From My Shop series, MMS Editor-in-Chief Brent Donaldson visited the JN Shapiro Watches headquarters and production facility where Founder Joshua Shapiro—a history teacher turned watchmaker—realized his dream of "making a watch from scratch and everything in it."
Watch
Embracing Automation: Strategies for Small to Medium-Sized Machine Shops
Business drivers for automating to help navigate workforce challenges and boost profitability.
Read More
Using Automation to Reduce COGS and Stay Globally Competitive
Decade-long, multiphase automation investments lower operating costs and maintain technology lead in an increasingly competitive global market.
Read More
How to Achieve Unmatched Accuracy in Very Large Workpieces
Dynamic Tool Corp. purchases two bridge-style double-column CNCs to increase the cutting envelope and maintain 5-micron cutting accuracy in the long term.
Read More
FEATURED PAGES
Columns
- U.S. Navy Invests Heavily in Shoring Up Manufacturing Base
- When to Refurbish and When to Buy New
- Obscure CNC Features That Can Help (or Hurt) You
- Correlation Between Contact and Non-Contact Surface Analysis Equipment Is Critical — Until It Isn’t
- The Intersection of CMMC and Small- to Mid-Sized CNC Job Shops
- 4 Ways to Establish Machine Accuracy
- Turning Fixed-Body Plug Gages Inside Out
- 4 Reasons to Use Safety Commands
- Leveraging Data to Drive Manufacturing Innovation
- How to Successfully Adopt Five-Axis Machining
Popular
4 Tips for Staying Profitable in the Face of Change
After more than 40 years in business, this shop has learned how to adapt to stay profitable.
Read More
Shoulder Milling Cuts Racing Part's Cycle Time By Over 50%
Pairing a shoulder mill with a five-axis machine has cut costs and cycle times for one of TTI Machine’s parts, enabling it to support a niche racing community.
Read More
How I Made It: Amy Skrzypczak, CNC Machinist, Westminster Tool
At just 28 years old, Amy Skrzypczak is already logging her ninth year as a CNC machinist. While during high school Skrzypczak may not have guessed that she’d soon be running an electrical discharge machining (EDM) department, after attending her local community college she found a home among the “misfits” at Westminster Tool. Today, she oversees the company’s wire EDM operations and feels grateful to have avoided more well-worn career paths.
Read More
Latest Issue
Videos & Podcast
VIEW ALL
Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production
In this episode of Made in the USA, several executives and senior staff at Hardinge give their first-person account of how they formulated the plan to shift the manufacturing of its milling and turning product lines from its Taiwan plant to its plant in Elmira, New York, the major challenges they encountered and the rewards that made it worth the effort.
Listen
Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 4: A Measured Approach
The L.S. Starrett Co. has been manufacturing precision measurement tools in Athol, Massachusetts, since 1880. Attention to U.S. manufacturing often focuses on reshoring manufacturing from other countries, but Starrett never left. The facility in Athol employs hundreds and produces thousands of tools that remain vital for measurement in machining and other fields.
Listen
Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 3: The Robots Come Home
The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries by automating production.
Listen
News & Products
VIEW ALL
Ceratizit Promotes New President of Americas
Dan Cope’s new responsibilities include additional business units within the Americas, including Hard Materials Solutions, Round Tool Blanks, Preforms and Private Label.
Read More
Grizzly Disc Sander Provides Efficient Sanding of Large Workpieces
The G0967 20" Variable-Speed Disc Sander is well suited for end grain work, shaping round corners and quickly removing large amounts of material.
Read More
Rego-Fix Hires New National Sales Manager
Brent Broderick will manage sales team members as well as provide ongoing technical education and guidance to Rego-Fix customers.
Read More
Tungaloy Drill System Enables Modular Tool Assembly
The DrillMeister exchangeable-head drill system is designed to improve machining efficiency and offer versatility in operations like pre-thread drilling.
Read More
Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Reliable Cutting Performance
The MB45 series is designed to cater to a broad spectrum of machining applications, giving customers a cost-effective solution for a wider range of possibilities.
Read More
Hurco Extends Partnership With Ed Carpenter Racing
Hurco Companies Inc. extends its partnership with Ed Carpenter Racing, providing a lathe with live tooling capabilities and a five-axis mill.
Read More
