Reinventing the Wheel with Robot-Automated CNC Multitasking
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
One race team discovers how to efficiently manufacture a new wheel nut design for the next-generation NASCAR stock car with the help of a CNC mill/turn and a built-in robot.
Where Micro-Laser Machining Is the Focus
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
A company that was once a consulting firm has become a successful micro-laser machine shop producing complex parts and features that most traditional CNC shops cannot machine.
#micromachining
Okuma America Recognized as a Top Workplace in 2022
By: Chris Pasion -
The Charlotte Observer granted a 2022 Top Workplace distinction to the company based on a survey that polled 24 different topics related to job satisfaction and company culture.
Shop Shares Lights-Out Lessons Learned
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
Automated machining and data collection have helped Custom Tool to not only grow its business through more overnight production but also to establish a continuous improvement mindset that has enabled it to become more efficient in numerous areas.
#Industry40 #horizontal-and-vertical-lathes
Adaptive Machining: The Last Puzzle Piece for Automated Production?
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
Automatically monitoring and adjusting cutting parameters inside a machine while checking for tool wear is just as important to establishing a reliable lights-out machining process as having a robot outside the machine.
#Industry40
3D Printing Creates a Window of Automation Opportunity
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
For this Omaha shop, periodic part inspection required an automated turning cell to pause production. Printing a plastic parts collection chute for delivery outside the cell solved this problem, and it turns out the shop has found 3D printing to be valuable in many other ways.
#additive #Industry40
Inside an Amish-Owned Family Machine Shop
By: Brent Donaldson - Modern Machine Shop
Modern Machine Shop, PM’s sister brand, took an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of an Amish-owned machine shop, where advanced machining technologies work alongside old-world traditions.
Horizontal Machining Center From Okuma Offers New Features
By: Jenny Rush - Modern Machine Shop
The machining center offers a larger work envelope, enhanced chip and coolant management functions and automation compatibility, among other features.
Some Assembly IS Required
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
This Colorado manufacturer added a separate facility dedicated to customer assembly work and inventory management to produce subassemblies and completed products primarily for medical customers.
A Shop Snapshot(s) in Time
By: Derek Korn - Production Machining magazine
Shamrock Precision has made significant strides to diversify its customer base and implement various process improvements, applying a crawl, walk, run approach to adding new technology such as ERP and automation.