Weir Minerals North America, in Madison, Wis., manufactures large pumps for mining slurry applications. It needed a series of very large (108x108 in.) Class 40 iron castings machined for its pump ...

Many programmers can relate to watching a perfectly calculated toolpath crash into a fixture at 3 AM. The simulation may look ...

Martin Manufacturing Services’ trunnion table fixture is constructed of cast iron in a variety of standard sizes, with free center height alterations, or in custom configurations. It will work with ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Patrick Wittig operates Mapal’s Uniset-P, ...

You may remember back when Alex upgraded his workshop with a CNC router. Well, as you all know, one upgrade is only a stepping stone to the next one, and now we'll be ...

In preparation for testing, typically the upper portion of the test fixture is connected to a load cell in the crosshead of the testing machine, and the lower portion of the fixture is connected to ...

A common scenario involves a production manager who recently spent $3,400 fixing a spindle collision. “Thirty seconds of simulation would’ve caught that,” is a frequent lament. This is a common ...

Accurate and efficient machining usually depends on three things: Position of the workpiece, shape of the stock at the start of the operation, and the shape to be produced. Adaptive Machining, a ...

In 2008, JCB Heavy Products opened a new £43 million factory, in Staffordshire, UK. One of the biggest single investments in JCB’s history, the facility employs a 350-strong workforce in the design ...