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Happy Holidays!
The staff at Tooling & Production would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year!
With another tumultuous year now behind us, we hope you have the chance to take a break from your daily craziness and spend some quality time with your family and loved ones over the holidays.
As we reflect on the manufacturing industry in 2023, we are apprehensive and encouraged at the same time. We are hopeful that the machine tool/metalworking industry will play a vital role in an effort to revive our economy. AI, Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing, and Robotic Automation will surely increase their roles in the industry.
Here at Nelson Publishing, our eNewsletters -- Tooling & Production (T&P), Modern Applications News (MAN) and the Manufacturing Center Product Spotlight -- have once again experienced a successful year. For that, we are grateful.
In what has become our annual tradition, we have put together our "Best of 2023" issue. We have compiled two lists -- the Top 10 Most Read Features and Top 10 Most Read Product Spotlights, as judged by our readers. We hope you enjoy these stories and catch some helpful information you may have missed the first time around.
We want to thank all of our subscribers and advertisers for your loyalty to our publications and we'd like to wish you a successful and prosperous 2023! |
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"Top 10" Most Read Features |
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Choice for New Machining Center Based on Extreme Loyalty
Founded in 1979 as a small machine shop, AMETS has grown constantly to achieve its current market position. The Spanish-based manufacturer has evolved into a large operation and now handles precision machining work on an international level. Recently, the company was in need of a new machining center. Their choice was a natural one -- and it was based on loyalty.
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Advantage to Wet Blasting 3D Printed Parts (Watch Video)
Additive manufacturing (AM) continues to disrupt the traditional manufacturing paradigm, and every day secures a more robust foothold as a production technology. But AM has its issues, and one of the big ones is post-processing. Colin Spellacy, Head of Sales. Rösler UK/AM Solutions, writes that wet blasting may be the solution to this problem.
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Printing 3D Metal Parts on a Global Scale Now Possible (Watch Video)
The idea of a single, digital print file that produces the same result on different 3D printers in different locations, has never become reality -- until now. Through a test project with IMI Critical Engineering, Velo3D has proven it can now enable scalable production for manufacturers by giving them the confidence they can produce the same parts within specification, now and at any point in the future, on any machine, anywhere in the world.
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Siemens Plant Transforms Its Operation with Nearly 6 Dozen Cobots (Watch Video)
As a pioneer in digitalization and automation, the Siemens Gerätewerk Erlangen (GWE) uses both its own products and the collaborative robots from Universal Robots (UR). Today, more than 70 cobots relieve employees from repetitive and tiring tasks. See how -- through virtual commissioning -- Siemens prevents planning errors and ensures high process and product quality.
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What Will Smart Factories Demand? Will Software or Hardware Rule?
Different types of CNC machines and software will appear in smart factories for cutting tool manufacturers. But which one should you prioritize if you're looking to update your operation? Russell Riddiford, President of ANCA Americas, offers some practical advice on what you should consider most as you move your factory into the future.
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Cobots vs Robots: The Ultimate Showdown
Welcome to the ultimate showdown between cobots and robots. For decades, conventional industrial robots have ruled the manufacturing space. More recently, collaborative robots stepped into the ring as a worthy challenger. They might look similar to some conventional industrial robots, but they are lighter and easier to use, and manufacturers have started adopting cobots at an impressive rate. So, which is better? Robots or cobots? Robotiq's Alex Hill referees the contest.
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