Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 2, 2024

Source: All images provided by J&M Media What place does five-axis machining have in YCM’s offerings? It is designed to reduce part handling, setup and overall lead time, while improving part quality, precision and surface finish for complex shapes and contours. What is YCM’s approach to smart manufacturing?

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Mr Elving pointed out that an estimated 40% of all components used by Australian manufacturers are sourced from China, with a large percentage of the balance coming from other offshore sources. . Carbon fibre-strengthened printed metals can be three times as strong as aluminium. . AM had a role to play here,” said Mr Elving. .

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 4, 2025

Background: IFI represents approximately 85% of North American fastener production, and our members supply fasteners in industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. Without our critical raw materials in the quality and quantity needed in reasonable lead times, IFI members will be unable to service their customers.

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Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. Content Source: ASTM Wohlers RELATED CONTENT: Wohlers Report 2023 Unveils Continued Double-Digit Growth ASTM International: Helping Our World Work Better

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. Source: AMT. Source: AMT. Incodema3D focuses on additive manufacturing technology for aerospace, defense and other industries. “What is the definition of automation?”

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 27, 2024

Rather than design its custom machines from the ground up for each job, the company estimates that it uses 90% stock modules, with the final 10% making up the customizations that determine whether a machine is suited to a complicated aerospace project, an energy application or another high-demand area. The Michigan company better knows U.S.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 23, 2024

The high-tech industries, particularly automotive and aerospace sectors, are expected to sustain a significant portion of this growth, accounting for 16% of the overall market demand. Flexible, efficient and one-stop tap grinding results in faster tap design, setup, and changeover to reduce lead times and boost competitiveness.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

While we strive to put as many talented workers as possible in jobs within manufacturing, we also enable customers to do more with less, at higher quality and shorter lead times,” Williams noted. For example, the BotX cobot welding system, jointly developed by Red-D-Arc and Airgas, simplifies and streamlines welding operations.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This capability has become increasingly important, especially in times of supply chain disruptions, as it reduces lead times and ensures uninterrupted production. In the early iterations of Sentinel, most small components were made of aluminium, and many were sourced as ready made items.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Refinances Equipment to Get Working Capital for Acquisition . An aerospace parts manufacturer in the Southeast United States had an outsourced plating operation that was going out of business, leaving them without a source for the finishing service. www.commercialcreditgroup.com.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Aerospace, energy and other sectors now have an easy way to efficiently produce high-strength, high-temperature parts in volume with IN625 across a portfolio of 3D printing options. Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 16, 2024

Source: Weiler Abrasives Weiler Abrasives is showcasing a broad portfolio of industrial grinding solutions for gear grinding, precision grinding, roll grinding, metal conditioning and foundries that can help operations increase productivity and solve challenges.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 24, 2024

.” With its proximity to industry giants such as Boeing , Blue Origin and 1,400 other aerospace companies in Washington State, Multi-Axis Technologies customer base leans heavily toward the aerospace and satellite industries. To source equipment, they reached out to distributor Japan Machine Tools (JMT, booth #338980 ).

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read more: Bulten has streamlined their global distribution chain, aiming to bring about more efficient logistics in order to reduce lead times, and streamline processes, while also reducing costs and environmental impact. LISI Aerospace welcomed Scott Wood as the Chief Operating Officer role for LISI Aerospace – North America.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components. The granular level of reporting and revision control onboard the Harmoni system make determining the source of errors relatively simple. “It really comes down to the data accuracy,” McKay says.

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ATS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Having a single accurate source of truth helps bring about more informed decision making. Sales & lead times AI lets ERP systems accurately predict demand and lead times based on data analysis. AI tools can handle tasks like eliminating duplicate data, updating changed details and ensuring data accuracy.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

High-innovation industries like aerospace, space, and electronics are using and integrating this technology into their manufacturing processes. Substituting FDM for traditional manufacturing processes substantially reduces lead times and costs. It also makes production a simple, unattended and virtually labor-free operation.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the time, I was tasked with understanding fatigue in lattice structures for an aerospace client and this led me to looking very closely at the additive machines we used,” he said. There are hundreds of sources of variation, everything from the machine, the laser system, the part design, the material you are processing and more.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%). This is unfortunate since tool production — especially hard/metal tools — can have long lead times and add considerable cost to the bottom line. Photo Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Source | Alpine Advanced Materials Alpine Advanced Materials (Alpine), a custom-engineering and part manufacturer in industries like aerospace and defense , space and emerging transportation, leveraged a new prototyping process utilizing a dissolvable mold for high-performance injection molded composites.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The market for CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines is expanding rapidly, driven by the automotive and aerospace sectors. Additionally, there is growing interest in additive manufacturing (3D printing), which is gaining traction for producing complex, lightweight components, especially in aerospace and defence industries.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

According to the company, complex parts, especially for medical, aerospace and automotive industries, typically have intricate details that are “difficult to fill,” largely resulting from said trapped gas getting in the way inside the mold cavity. Single-Source Machine Tool Solutions Associated with Mold and Die Machining.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

India is among the world’s biggest metal-cutting machine tools markets, with sectors like automotive, general engineering, energy, and aerospace being the major demand drivers. This technology has been rapidly adopted in various applications like quick product development, MRO services, aerospace components manufacturing, etc.

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 11, 2023

For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries. How do great supply chain organizations work?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 3, 2024

Additionally, low-CO 2 production is achieved through low-emission production processes and energy sources as well as consistently short transport routes throughout the entire process chain. In addition, these special full grip jaws can reduce and simplify setup times, enhancing project profitability.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 4, 2024

The ETC will present technologies aimed at tackling today’s most urgent manufacturing challenges, such as automation, additive manufacturing, reshoring, the increasing investment in aerospace and defense, and enhancing worker productivity.

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iBASEt

MARCH 13, 2025

In aerospace & defense manufacturing, data is part of the product. Defects Preventing data defects starts with treating data like any other critical inputinvestigating recurring defects, defining a single source of truth, and thinking critically about changes to data systems. Lean thinking applies to manufacturing and data.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 26, 2025

MoovinV and KLB are joining forces to offer an innovative solution that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and operational expertise to meet current industrial sourcing challenges. Sourcing raw materials and components is a major challenge for many industries today, including aerospace, mining, automotive, medical, and telecommunications.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Source: SAEKI Global supply chains are under increasing pressure, and manufacturing costs continue to rise. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, and construction face long lead times and high costs for large-format components due to fragmented supply chains and labor-intensive processes. The post SAEKI raises $6.7M

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 19, 2025

It also provides significant advantages in terms of lead time, cost savings, and operational efficiency. Control Lead Times One of the most powerful reasons to modify a standard end mill is the reduced lead time. Your modified end mill starts with a standard to keep the lead time low and the quality high.

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