President Barack Obama announced the formation of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation -- or NNMI -- to strengthen US industry in March 2012 and renewed calls for it in his 2013 and 2014 State of the Union addresses. Under his vision, the full network would be developed over a decade and consist of up to 45 regional hubs of public-private partnership, little Read More
Archives for June 2014
Fast, Big and Easy: Trends in Metrology
In this exclusive interview with Manufacturing Engineering, Norbert Hanke president of Hexagon Metrology shared his views on a number of high level topics that illustrates where Hexagon Metrology - and the industry - is headed in the next few years. Manufacturing Engineering had this discussion with him at the company’s annual customer event, HxGN Live 2014 in Las Vegas on June Read More
IMTS 2014: Nexturn SA32XII Swiss Lathe
PRESS RELEASE Absolute Machine Tools [Lorain, OH – June 4, 2014] The Nexturn SA32XII Swiss lathe is a new 32mm machine that is available with or without a rotary synchronous guide bushing, and can be seen in action at IMTS 2014 in Absolute Machine Tool’s booth S-8536. It features up to 9 total axes (Z1, X1, Y1, Z2, X2, Y2, C1, C2, and optional B) and up to 33 total tools Read More
3D Printing Builds Up its Manufacturing Resume
The additive manufacturing revolution is in full stride, flying in aircraft and giving manufacturers a robust tool for design and production By Tim Caffrey, Senior Consultant, and Terry Wohlers, President, Wohlers Associates, Inc. Additive manufacturing (AM) has traveled a great distance from its humble prototyping past. In 2014, it stands on the brink of becoming a Read More
Shop Solutions: Team Effort Automates High Tech Job Shop
Investing in factory automation for the first time is a big decision for many CNC machine shops. For Loveridge Machine (Salt Lake City, UT), owner Dennis Loveridge thoroughly researched his options before making a decision for his high tech job shop. Loveridge clearly defined what the company wanted to achieve in automating a key work cell, shared this information with six Read More
Keeping Automated Manufacturing on Track
Linear axis-mounted robots, spindle pick-up automation and robotic hybrid palletizer systems help boost production efficiencies By Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor Automation systems are much more than just using robots to weld, cut or finish components. Today’s part-handling automation choices are expanding, with new or enhanced robotic and non-robotic material-handling Read More