Matt Danford Former Senior Editor
Engineering the Micro
Here’s a look at just a few notable design features of the Kern Micro, the machine tool builder’s latest offering and the subject of many of the demonstrations at its recent open house in Germany.
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Real-World Experience Guides Machine Development
For this German machine tool builder, operating a robust contract manufacturing business helps inform the development of both new technology and solutions to customers’ individual production issues.
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Apprenticeship Program Gains Steam in Second Year
Mold manufacturer Superior Tooling is more optimistic than ever that the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program (NCTAP) will start bearing fruit.
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Striking Gold with New Cutting Tools
Here are a few examples of overall design trends spotted at a recent unveiling of new Ingersoll cutters, as well as brief descriptions of products designed specifically for mold manufacturing applications.
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Suppliers as Partners
Technology isn’t always enough. For this mold shop, a CAD/CAM developer’s process input has been nearly as important as the software itself.
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New Talent, New Services Build on Solid Foundation
At Superior Tooling, scientific mold sampling is a natural extension of a scientific mold manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the company is more excited than ever about a new apprenticeship program.
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An Indispensable Welding Process
Laser equipment is nothing less than essential to performing repairs and engineering changes for this company’s mold-industry customers.
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VIDEO: Mesmerizing Metal Cutting
There’s nothing quite like quality footage of tools in the cut. This one’s particularly interesting.
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Reflections on a Record-Setting Event
NPE organizers report that the event was larger and attracted more exhibitors and attendees than ever before. Here are some takeaways from what we saw at the show.
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High-Feed Tool, Deeper Cut?
Thick inserts make a high-feed tool this shop’s top choice for heavy roughing operations as well.
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A Challenging but Worthwhile Endeavor
This mold manufacturer recently made its first foray into in-house mold sampling. So far, the results have made the shop’s significant investment more than worth it.
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An NPE Education
Various exhibitors touted not only technology, but also educational initiatives at this years' iteration of the plastics industry event in Orlando, Fla.
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