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Six ways to beef up cybersecurity

While smart factories are revolutionizing the manufacturing industry through innovation, being connected comes with new risk factors that must be addressed. A Deloitte study revealed that 48% of manufacturers identified operational risks—including…

Contributor · March 8, 2022

Transor Filter names regional account executive

Transor Filter USA named Mark Baltyn to its sales team as a regional account executive. Baltyn is a veteran of the machine tool field having spent more than 15 years with Hirschmann…

Contributor · March 7, 2022

Hi Pro Equipment earns 2021 Eriez Merwin Award

North American sales award recognizes one Eriez manufacturers' representative annually for outstanding service, sales and support. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2022-03-04 CTE…

Contributor · March 4, 2022

H.B. Carbide adds Mexico-based rep to sales network

H.B. Carbide, a Lewiston, Michigan-based manufacturer and global supplier of carbide blanks and pre-forms, has expanded its sales network into Mexico and Latin America through a partnership with Bu-Mac Technology Solutions in…

Contributor · March 3, 2022

Reshoring/manufacturing perspectives for near-post-COVID

JM Performance Products and The Reshoring Initiative analyze "near-post-COVID" parameters with a trajectory focus on training, technology, supply chain, production, and reshoring. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.…

Contributor · March 1, 2022

Simplified CMM inspection for productive quality control

WLR Precision Engineering is a contract machining specialist in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and the company was using a pair of 15-year-old coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in its inspection room. Looking to upgrade the…

Contributor · February 28, 2022

White paper: Basics of static electricity

The Basics of Static Electricity white paper presents 20 comprehensive and full-colored pages on the causes of static electricity, how it develops, and solutions for combatting it in manufacturing processes. Imported from…

Contributor · February 28, 2022

Robot density nearly doubled globally

The use of industrial robots in factories around the world is accelerating at a high rate: 126 robots per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in the manufacturing…

Contributor · February 24, 2022

The design engineer's guide to photo-chemical etching

As a precision sheet metal machining technology, photo-chemical etching achieves exacting tolerances, is highly repeatable, and, in many instances, is the only technology that can cost-effectively manufacture precision metal components with the…

Contributor · February 23, 2022

Understanding photo-chemical etching's capabilities and costs

Photo-chemical etching is a viable alternative to legacy metal fabrication technologies and is seen in many applications as the only technology that can achieve the repeatability, accuracy, and geometric complexity demanded by…

Contributor · February 19, 2022

Efficient, reliable and sustainable cleaning

The right cleaning process ensures product quality and cost-effectiveness.n Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2022-02-19 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/efficient-reliable-and-sustainable-cleaning/ Legacy path: /efficient-reliable-and-sustainable-cleaning

Contributor · February 19, 2022

Military veterans make a difference at Mazak

Veterans provide important transferrable skills throughout the Mazak company.n Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2022-02-17 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/military-veterans-make-difference-mazak/ Legacy path: /military-veterans-make-difference-mazak

Contributor · February 17, 2022

Norton | Saint-Gobain strives for gold with USA luge team

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, one of the world's largest abrasives manufacturers and primary sponsor of the USA Luge Team, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its partnership with the luge team during the Olympic Games…

Contributor · February 16, 2022

Overcoming vibration issues when using laser interferometry

Laser interferometry is susceptible to vibration issues. New technology is solving that problem. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2022-02-15 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/overcoming-vibration-issues-when-using-laser-interferometry/ Legacy…

Contributor · February 15, 2022

Complete machining of truck camshafts

Effective complete machining of DAF camshafts for commercial vehicles is based on the sophisticated interplay between high performance high-performance linear motors, ultra-precise in-process measuring systems and easily accessible components. The Dutch truck…

Contributor · February 14, 2022

Solving spindle problems boosts the bottom line

CNC machine tool spindles are essential to any drilling, milling, boring, grinding, routing, cutting, or sawing process, and many manufacturers and machine shops rely on rebuilders to get production back online as…

Contributor · February 12, 2022

Grinding machine maker utilizes German measuring technology

Seiwa Corp., the Japanese grinding machine maker, utilizes Liebherr measuring technology. Now Liebherr is offering Seiwa's grinding machines for its customers. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally…

Contributor · February 11, 2022

From a pencil sketch to high-tech automation

Hetec GmbH, a machining technology specialist and supplier for tool, mold, and machine construction, has automated its production using the pallet handling system PHS 1500 Allround that helped tie together 5-axis machining…

Contributor · February 9, 2022

New guide to automate existing machine tools

There has been a prevailing myth that manufacturers need to purchase brand new machine tools to incorporate flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). That is not true. Automating existing machine tools is possible and…

Contributor · February 8, 2022

Humans and robots 'go to school' together

How robots help to qualify for the workplace of the future. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2022-02-07 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/humans-and-robots-go-school-together/ Legacy path: /humans-and-robots-go-school-together

Contributor · February 7, 2022

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