Modern CNC machine shops face relentless pressure to boost productivity, shorten cycle times, and reduce costs — all while preserving tool life, part quality and process reliability. They must meet ...

John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He’s been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. This year, we’re taking a close look at the use of ...

While the case for automation in a high-volume production shop might be obvious, low-volume manufacturers like moldmaking shops can also benefit tremendously when automating their tooling and ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series exploring the modernization of defense manufacturing. Please also read the first: “The Additive Manufacturing Mirage in Defense.” If the role of additive ...

Wire electric discharge machining (WEDM) is a recent technique that is useful in machining Ti-6Al-4 V alloy, which is a material that is preferred in many industries due to its exceptional hardness.

Advances in manufacturing (faster, cheaper, smarter) don’t always result from one big technological breakthrough: Much of the work of innovation involves building on what people have accomplished ...

Plasma—the electrically charged fourth state of matter—is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials. Simulating those plasmas ...

As electronics grow more complex, so do the manufacturing processes necessary to produce them. Here’s what business leaders need to know. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based ...

Providing help: Process Alliance, which is a Fast 25 company for the fourth consecutive year, is an engineering and science consulting business that works in the life sciences manufacturing industry. ...