To Understand Machine Speeds, Look Past the Spec Sheet
The real-world behavior and performance of a machine depends on use case much more than the numbers listed on its spec sheet.
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How To (Better) Make a Micrometer
How does an inspection equipment manufacturer organize its factory floor? Join us as we explore the continuous improvement strategies and culture shifts The L.S. Starrett Company is implementing across the over 500,000 square feet of its Athol, Massachusetts, headquarters.
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The Smarter Way to Take Full Control of Your CNC Machine Shop
Designed to bridge the gap between CAM programmers and shop floor operators, SolidShop provides a seamless, real-time solution for managing G-code, tracking production and eliminating costly mistakes.
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Chatter and Feed Rate Scheduling
Optimizing feed rate can boost cycle times, but not if chatter gets in the way. This article explores how feed rate scheduling software interacts with tool vibration, and why ignoring chatter could undermine your gains. Learn how to balance productivity and stability with the right programming approach.
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The Shift Toward Smarter Shops: Real-World Stories of Data-Driven Manufacturing
Data-driven manufacturing is no longer theoretical. In this special issue of Modern Machine Shop, we present five stories of how digital tools — including AI co-pilots, predictive analytics, and real-time feedback — optimize operations and reduce downtime.
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- Surface Finish Underfoot
- Can U.S. Manufacturing Beat Trade Volatility? Lessons from Tormach's Global Strategy
- Tips for Ensuring the Performance of a Surface Finish Measuring System
- 3 Machine Options to Aid Automation
- One Machine Shop's Unlikely Edge: Generosity, Creativity and Vertical Integration
- Turning the Corner on Virtual Machining and Simulation
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- Why We Ask Machine Shop Leaders to Speak at TASC – The Automated Shop Conference
- When to Use 3+2 Versus Full Five-Axis for Finishing Operations
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4 Manufacturing Trends That Cannot Be Ignored
The next five years will present their own unique set of challenges, and shops can alleviate them by embracing these technologies and trends.
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How I Made It: Jared Doerfler
Jared Doerfler quit his comfortable job and taught himself CNC machining to launch his boutique putter company in small-town Iowa. With zero prior machining experience, Doerfler poured his life savings into a dream — crafting high-quality, American-made golf putters in his own machine shop. A story of risk, resilience and turning passion into reality.
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Inverted Milling Offers Power in a Compact Machine
To compete in terms of stability and horsepower, Modig’s recent IM-8 mill takes an unorthodox approach: positioning the spindle at the bottom of the work area.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production
In this episode of Made in the USA, several executives and senior staff at Hardinge give their first-person account of how they formulated the plan to shift the manufacturing of its milling and turning product lines from its Taiwan plant to its plant in Elmira, New York, the major challenges they encountered and the rewards that made it worth the effort.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 4: A Measured Approach
The L.S. Starrett Co. has been manufacturing precision measurement tools in Athol, Massachusetts, since 1880. Attention to U.S. manufacturing often focuses on reshoring manufacturing from other countries, but Starrett never left. The facility in Athol employs hundreds and produces thousands of tools that remain vital for measurement in machining and other fields.
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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 3: The Robots Come Home
The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries by automating production.
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GF Machining Solutions Wire EDM Enables Tight-Tolerance Part Production
Eastec 2025: GF Machining Solutions’ Cut F Series provides manufacturers with extreme production control and flexibility for ultraprecise machining and high surface finish capability.
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Sunnen Honing Machines Provide Process Flexibility
Eastec 2025: Sunnen Products Co. showcases a range of honing machines as well as inspection and measurement technology.
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Omax Waterjet Machine Eliminates Need for Secondary Machining
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