Troubleshooting Processes Experiencing Drift or Shift
Drift usually comes from circumstances that change gradually, whereas shift usually comes from circumstances that change suddenly.
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Shop Tour Video: How to Integrate Additive and Subtractive Machining
Addman Advanced Metals has scaled from a single 3D printer to 25 while also building out a robust array of subtractive machines. In this video, find out how the shop manages its additive and subtractive workflows — and how it combines the two into a profitable niche.
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Robotic Cells Transform Archery Bow Manufacturing Efficiency
Mathews Archery boosted bow riser production by 25% through robotic automation with CNC Solutions. Overcoming labor shortages, the system enables unattended weekend runs, halves scrap, and delivers 1.5-year ROI.
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Drill System Reduces Setup Time, Tool Inventory
Tungaloy’s DrillMeister system enables users to build drills for a range of applications with a mix-and-match set of drill heads and tool bodies.
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How I Made It: David Modig, Chairman of Modig Machine Tool
What traits prepare someone to take the reins of a machine tool OEM? Curiosity above all, according to David Modig, chairman of Swedish OEM Modig Machine Tool.
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- Strange But True: Odd Things That Happen With CNCs
- Order Of Operations Is Where Geometry Meets Judgement
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- Machining for Downstream Success
- The Strategy Gap: Why U.S. Job Shops Must Close It From the Ground Up
- Measuring Distance With Surface Texture Systems
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Skipping the Dovetail Saves Setup Time for High-End Parts
Relying on crimping and sacrificial frames instead of dovetails cuts operations from Novo Modo’s high-end, high-mix work. What’s more, it supports the shop’s tight features and tighter tolerances.
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5 Tips for Machining Nickel-Based Alloys
Choosing the right tools and processes can maximize tool life and reduce production time when machining these tough materials.
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10 Tips for Dressing Your Grinding Wheel
Dressing a grinding wheel alters surface conditions on ground parts in accordance with the parameters used. But what parameters lead to which outcomes? Arianna Smith of Norton | Saint-Gobain guides us through the options in this article.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Liebherr Machine Platform Enhances Grinding of Large Workpieces
The LGP 2000 machine platform features a high-precision, hydrostatically mounted table with wear-free direct drive.
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Norton Mini Flap Discs Enable Finishing in Hard-to-Reach Areas
Saint-Gobain Abrasives expands its Norton Vortex Rapid Prep non-woven flap disc line with 2" and 3" sizes featuring custom Vortex agglomerate grain for roughing to finishing in one operation.
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Severance Finishing Tools Feature Chatter-Free Tooth Geometry
Severance’s lineup of tube end finishing rotary tools are designed to finish both the ID and OD of tubing ends in a single operation.
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GibbsCAM Software Update Optimizes Toolpath Generation
GibbsCAM 2026 features an advanced 3D machining engine, which provides gains in toolpath generation speed with fewer iterations.
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Phillips Federal Awarded U.S. Army Contract for Containerized AM Systems
Phillips has entered into a contract with the U.S. Army to deliver containerized Wire Arc Hybrid Manufacturing units, integrating additive manufacturing and CNC machining into a single solution.
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eNET Software Update Provides Advanced Monitoring Features
eNET Monitoring & DNC’s eNET V10 software features fast report capabilities and enhanced ERP data integration.
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