The demand for better part quality and lower cost per part has driven advances in grinding technology both in machine tool design and wheel performance. Grinding professionals are more aware than ever before of the critical role coolant plays in efficient grinding processes and the need for a well-designed coolant strategy. To meet these demands machine manufacturers are Read More
Build-to-Stock or Build-to-Order?
Manufacturing companies are responsible for creating products to deliver to their customers. Of course, a production system needs to be in place to understand how much product needs to be made. Companies can choose from two inventory methods: build-to-order (BTO) or build-to-stock (BTS). Both are valid methods, yet how do they affect your enterprise resource planning (ERP) Read More
DMG Mori Charts Future Course with Realignment, Additive, Digitization
DMG Mori’s 2017 annual press conference in Pfronten, Germany, set the course for the future of the Global One Company in what is expected to be a highly competitive year. Machine tool orders for 2016 reached a record high of € 2,369.9 million, up 4% compared with a global machine tool market that declined 1.7%. Dr. Ing. Masahiko Mori, president DMG Mori Co. Ltd, and Christian Read More
Aerospace Industry Places Unique Demands on Holemaking Technology
The aerospace industry is bigger than ever. As more and more people rely on air transport, the Airbus Global Market Forecast predicts the need for 33,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft in the next 20 years. Between recent space endeavors and increasing air traffic, fabricators are constantly faced with new problems to solve. In aerospace, the parts needed are often unique Read More
Robotics Can Create Jobs, Says ARM Chief
Will automation and robotics create jobs or only cut them? Less than a week after the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) institute was announced as the fourteenth hub in the network of Manufacturing USA institutes, Reuters News Agency published an article headlined “U.S. investors see more automation, not jobs, under Trump administration.” Dean L. Bartles, executive Read More
You Ji CNC Turning Centers to be on Display at Houstex 2017
P.D. Browne will be presenting the You Ji AH-06 CNC Turning Center at Houstex 2017. This machine was specifically designed and built to provide a direct replacement for popular heavy-duty CNC turning centers manufactured in the 1980s. While current production large CNC turning centers may lack the power and rigidity of older machines, the AH series delivers that special level Read More