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Holemaking

How Lowering Torque Improves Tapping Tool Life

Escaping the tap breakage trap requires a long look at torque and the many factors that influence it.

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Basics

Understanding The Four Major Behavioral Styles

Companies today are expanding the role of teams in the workplace in an effort to empower employees and improve organizational effectiveness. The more we try to work as a team, the more important it becomes to recognize that people exhibit different behavioral styles.

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IMTS

Compact Industrial Cobot Features Enhanced Motion Control

IMTS22: Universal Robots’ UR20 cobot is a completely re-engineered cobot that can handle faster cycle times and heavier loads.

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91±¬ÁÏÍø

2022 91±¬ÁÏÍø Honorees Announced

91±¬ÁÏÍø recognizes excellence in manufacturing with annual Tops Shops awards.

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IMTS

Spreading the Love

IMTS22: No matter your reason for being at IMTS, there is one thing that ties us all together: We all love manufacturing! We asked show attendees: What do you love about being in the manufacturing industry?

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Turning Machines

Inside an Amish-Owned Family Machine Shop

91±¬ÁÏÍø took an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of an Amish-owned machine shop, where advanced machining technologies work alongside old-world traditions.

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5 G-Code Tips for Increasing CNC Efficiency

Optimizing G code is a low-cost way to improve CNC efficiency without sacrificing usability and safety.

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Drilling Units for Medium-Duty Production

IMTS 2022: Suhner Economaster drilling units can be supplied with an adjustable stand, inline vertical configuration and multiple spindle heads for medium-duty production drilling, with many other spindle options and toolholders available.

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Grinding

Choosing The Right Grinding Wheel

Understanding grinding wheel fundamentals will help you choose the right wheel for the job.

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Basics

Selecting The Right Welder

Many machine shops, on occasion, have a need for welding. It may be for maintenance purposes, repair or to fill the odd contract. This story is a welding process primer for those shops whose main business isn't welding but need to know some basics.

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Basics

A New Milling 101: Milling Forces and Formulas

The forces involved in the milling process can be quantified, thus allowing mathematical tools to predict and control these forces. Formulas for calculating these forces accurately make it possible to optimize the quality of milling operations.

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Economics

Metalworking Growth Posts Another Month of Steady Slowing

All components of metalworking activity in July 2022 contributed to the slowdown in what has become a consistent pattern the past few months. 

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