December 2023 ISSUE
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.
FEATURES
Automation & RobotsAn Automation Comeback Story
Alexandria Industries struggled with its first robotic machining cell. However, the aluminum extrusion components manufacturer — now with more than 20 robots — discovered that by simplifying and standardizing its automation strategy, it could reap the benefits of unattended machining even for relatively low batch sizes.
CAD/CAM
How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch
When Shamrock Precision needed to cut production time of its bread-and-butter parts in half, it turned to a new type of machine tool and a new CAD/CAM system. Here’s how the company succeeded despite the newness of it all.
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.
CNC Rotary Transfer Machine Features Ballscrew Electromechanical Tooling Units
The Case for Higher-Performing Metalworking Fluids
Reaming as an Alternative to Single-Point Boring
Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection
Roles of Women in Manufacturing: What I Learned
Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
Jan Schafer: Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023
Derek Korn: Addressing Machining’s Necessary Evil
John Davis: 10 Ways AI Might Impact Manufacturers
