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Articles • November 17, 2025

Thinking About Automation?

Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Get In The Groove

Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Best Broaching Ever

Broaching evolves with rotary, single-point and CNC-driven tools, plus cleaner electromechanical machines—delivering faster cycles, higher accuracy and lower costs.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Addressing the skills gap

Manufacturers must close widening skills gaps through automation, structured training and global knowledge-sharing to build a stronger 2026 workforce.

Articles • November 17, 2025

A murky roadmap for next-gen aircraft

Future narrow-body aircraft hinge on new propulsion: open rotor, ultrahigh bypass, hybrid systems and blended-wing designs—promising but decades away.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Optimism and Uncertainty

Despite tariffs, labor shortages and tech gaps, manufacturers see renewed optimism—driven by automation, training, reshoring efforts and strong 2026 demand.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Machine Shop Innovation

NASA Glenn engineers created 3D-printed vibration-damping inserts that boost machining accuracy, cut cleanup time and improve prototype manufacturing efficiency.

Articles • November 17, 2025 • Alan Richter

Get In The Groove

Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.

Articles • November 17, 2025

Machining Stainless Steel

A clear breakdown of stainless-steel subgroups—machinability traits, challenges and best practices across austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, PH and duplex alloys.

Articles • September 23, 2025

Let Edming Use Sink In

Electrical discharge machining, or EDMing, is a form of machining wherein you use an electrode to channel enormous amounts of electricity into a workpiece.

Articles • September 23, 2025

Seal-ready Surfaces

The proliferation of aluminum in the automotive sector continues to surge. Once rare, aluminum components now can account for 30% of a vehicle's weight.

Articles • September 23, 2025

Turning To Surface Quality Optimization

This article covers the fundamental principles of surface roughness and presents several tips proven to enhance surface quality in turning operations.n