If there was a unifying message this year, it was that competitive advantage comes from intentionality. Whether in workforce development, quoting, sales strategy, automation or shopfloor processes, ...

The Gardner Business Index (GBI): Metalworking measures the current state of metalworking and machining activity through ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Thyssenkrupp Bilstein has run out of ...

Shop owners today are spending more time focusing on efficiency, repeatability and automation using digital tools such as AI, or artificial intelligence. From large production facilities to businesses ...

Director of Precision Gages, Mahr Inc.

“When you’re having problems, it’s human nature to slow down,” Mr. Howard says. “Like when you’re driving on a bad road—we all do it. But that’s a big mistake with ceramic tools.” These cutters crave ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Grady Cope believes that digitalization ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE NX CAM, which is part of Siemens’ ...

Steel, cast iron and aluminum are the workhorse metals most industries rely on. However, working in the aerospace, defense or medical industries often means working with difficult metals. These shops ...

The primary reason a shop invests in a Swiss-type turning machine is to produce parts at high volumes. However, whether a Swiss-type machine is producing at high enough volumes to be profitable ...

A good machining sequence isn’t always a linear run from T1 to T20. We should view the order of operations as the point where geometry meets judgment. The best machinists don’t fight distortion, and ...

Founder and President, CNC Concepts Inc.