MMT Blog

1 Apr 2014

Using Software to Support Your Automation Agenda

As shops look to streamline processes and increase productivity, automation is among the highest priorities. Software is one tool that can be easily implemented to help meet those goals.

1 Apr 2014

Control All 3D Scanning and Probing Measurement and Data

A metrology tool for feature-based part inspection.

1 Apr 2014

Just When You Think We've Lost the Next Generation

You learn about a high school student intrigued by manufacturing since middle school, excelling at his studies, being admitted early into an innovative new manufacturing program and now evangelizing about the trade. Colin Nyseth took it upon himself to reach out to Governor Scott Walker and invite him to visit his school to see the successful shop and business model that has kids getting excited about manufacturing.

1 Apr 2014

High-Speed Hard Metal Trochoidal Machining

31 Mar 2014

Everybody Benefits from Carbide Recycling

Users get paid for cutting tool scrap while also contributing to a clean environment and the overall sustainability of the metalworking industry.

28 Mar 2014

See 3D Printing in Action

During amerimold expo 2014 this June 11-12 in Novi, Michigan, exhibitor Linear Mold & Engineering will be offering a Destination Tour to see its 3D printing in action at its DMLS Division.

27 Mar 2014

The Marriage of Moldmaking and DMLS

Three factors influenced this molder's decision to use direct metal laser sintering: a decrease in waste, faster mold production and design flexibility.

26 Mar 2014

Round Tool, Square Corner

This moldmaker didn’t need wire EDM to cut pockets with 90-degree corners into a mold’s cavity plate. Along with a bit of ingenuity, a round end mill proved perfectly sufficient.

25 Mar 2014

Plastics Machinery Expectations and Shipments Stay Strong

The Committee on Equipment Statistics of SPI conducts a quarterly survey of plastics machinery suppliers that asks about present market conditions and future expectations. Responses reveal an upbeat attitude that is broad-based across the industry. When asked about future expectations or market conditions, 87 percent of the respondents expect conditions to stay the same or even improve in the coming quarter, and 95 percent expect them to hold steady or get better during the next 12 months.