December 2023 ISSUE
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.
FEATURES
AutomationAn Automation Comeback Story
Alexandria Industries struggled with its first robotic machining cell. However, the aluminum extrusion components manufacturer — now with more than 20 robots — discovered that by simplifying and standardizing its automation strategy, it could reap the benefits of unattended machining even for relatively low batch sizes.
CAD/CAM
How to Start a Swiss Machining Department From Scratch
When Shamrock Precision needed to cut production time of its bread-and-butter parts in half, it turned to a new type of machine tool and a new CAD/CAM system. Here’s how the company succeeded despite the newness of it all.
Large Plants Plan High Rates of Capital Spending in 2024
Gardner Business Media’s Capital Spending survey projects a modest decline of 7.4% in machine tool spending next year. While job shops are taking a wait-and-see posture, large plants plan robust spending with machining centers leading the way.
CNC Rotary Transfer Machine Features Ballscrew Electromechanical Tooling Units
The Case for Higher-Performing Metalworking Fluids
Reaming as an Alternative to Single-Point Boring
Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection
Roles of Women in Manufacturing: What I Learned
Machining Unleaded Materials — Reliability is Possible
Jan Schafer: Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining October 2023
Derek Korn: Addressing Machining’s Necessary Evil
John Davis: 10 Ways AI Might Impact Manufacturers
