Depending on the source of data, forecasters predict the medical manufacturing segment will grow at an annual rate of between 5% and 8% over the next seven years. It’s of no surprise that many shops ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (www.mel.nist.gov) has produced micro-scale parts on a new, high-speed micro milling machine. The laboratory ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

The manufacturing sector universally grapples with low production efficiency and difficulties in cost control. Traditional machining methods, reliant on manual ...

Manufacturing managers concerned about their operation’s performance and overall equipment effectiveness often ask us how their machine and fixturing investments should affect the number of parts that ...

Editor's Note: An updated version of this information can be found here. What exactly is computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) machining? It’s a means to make parts by removing material via high-speed, ...

For the maintenance and enhancement of the competitiveness of Japan’s manufacturing industries, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) formulated the FY2025 Vision for the Machine Parts ...