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The 2024 PPMA Show is Fast Approaching
For over 35 years the annual PPMA Show has been a highlight of the processing and packaging industry’s calendar. This event, betwe...
Airframe Designs Collaborates in Satellite Comms Technology
LeoSat Solutions unveiled a groundbreaking satellite communications antenna at the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in a ...
Broanmain Plastics – Satisfaction Success
Broanmain Plastics takes a look at how the plastics industry is bucking the satisfaction slump and reveals the latest results from...
Quick, Easy, Low-Cost Surface Measurement Technology
To help industrial and research users measure surface energy with a quick, easy, and low-cost methodology, Dyne Testing, an Intert...
Unipart Acquisition of Formaplex Technologies
Unipart, the supply chain solutions and performance improvement technologies partner, is pleased to announce it has acquired Forma...
Materials Handling Solution for a Confined Work Area
Need to handle materials in a small space? A customer of Manut Services, a company specialising in lifting and handling equipment ...
Southgate Global – Optimising Humans in Supply Chain
As the global automation market continues to expand, Southgate Global, a leader in the supply of material handling equipment and s...
Danielle Ward’s Journey to Transforming STEM Education
In the heart of Muskogee, Okla., at Hilldale High School, a dynamic educator is shaping the future of STEM education. Danielle War...
Hurco Alters Lathe Control to Match Mills
For years, the control software on Hurco's lathes differed from the control software on Hurco's mills. No longer! Now engineers ha...
Top Hurco CNC Machinist Blogs (6-10)
After the popularity of our last blog post highlighting the top five most viewed Hurco CNC Machinist blogs over the past year, we ...
Top 5 Hurco CNC Machinist Blogs
Hurco Senior Product Technical Specialist Mike Cope has been writing the Hurco CNC Machinist Blog for years. It covers everything ...
Mastering Toolpath Strategies: A CNC Machinist's Guide to Efficiency
In the world of CNC machining, achieving optimal efficiency is paramount for meeting tight production deadlines and maintainingtha...
Live Tool CNC Lathe: Y-Axis Overtravel Explained
While the concept of having a Y-axis on a multi-axis live tool CNC lathe is simple, the non-orthogonal way the axis moves, and the...
Milling Tools: Benefits of Circle Segment Cutters in 5-Axis Machining
Circle segment milling cutters are quickly becoming the norm in 5-axis machining. These cutters can reduce cycle times while still...
Absolute Tool Length for CNC Machinists
Absolute Tool Length is an industry standard feature in CNC machining that provides continuity across machine brands and controls....
Making Things Square in Three Dimensions
Measure twice, cut once is excellent advice when building anything, from carpentry to metalworking. While this adage will certainl...
No Need To Buy A Woodchipper – Build One!
Polish YouTuber WorkshopFromScratch finally got fed up with tripping over piles of garden detritus and decided to have a go at bui...
Hackaday Prize 2023: Machining Metals with Sparks
Working with metals can present a lot of unique challenges even for those with a fairly well-equipped shop. Metals like aluminum a...
Is That A Typewriter In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?
[Attoparsec] wondered what if you could carry a typewriter in your pocket, then followed through with that and built one. (Video, ...
Pulling A Chainsaw With Gravity
[Flowering Elbow] had a large ash log that needed to be milled. He had his chainsaw and shared an excellent technique for an easie...
A Solar Frame From Scratch
“From scratch” is a bit of a murky expression. How scratchy does it get? Are you just baking your bread yourself or are you growin...
Improving a Mini-Lathe with a Few Clever Hacks
Like many budget machinists, the delightfully optimistically named [We Can Do That Better] had trouble with some of the finer cont...
Hack a Folding Bike to Help You Catch Some Pike
For many of us, this whole pandemic thing has produced some unexpected upsides. One of [George Turvey]’s was finding a nice new sc...