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Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announces Reba Y. Mazak as the 2025 Woman of the Year in Agriculture, and NCBA member Robby Kirkland testified before the House Ways and Means Committee about the association's trade priorities.

This week, I talk with Joseph Pizzoferrato from Heidenhain about his journey in machining, from Durabar to Heidenhain. We cover his experiences with Mazak training, Mastercam, and delve into Heidenhain controls. Joe shares insights on tool radius errors, macro programming, and new TNC 7 features. He also discusses the importance of collision protection, process monitoring, and tips for optimizing five-axis machines. ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

On the 27th and 28th of November, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence invited MTD magazine to the official opening of its new Experience Centre in Holland. Located at the Brainport Industries Campus in the Northwest of Eindhoven, the two-day event was an opportunity to tour the new campus and participate in insightful presentations that demonstrated how Hexagon is driving innovation and, as a result, developing successful industrial partnerships. Eindhoven is responsible for the Philishave, the automatic gearbox, the cassette tape and the compact disc. To foster this culture of innovation for future generations, the Dutch government funded the Brainport Industries Campus, which broke ground in 2017. At around 100,000sq/m, the innovation centre is virtually fully subscribed, and that is why construction of a 225,000sq/m phase two on the 17-hectare site will commence this year. With dozens of high-tech businesses collaborating at the campus, Hexagon is alongside cutting-edge companies with brands like Siemens and Meta (Facebook), just a few located at the facility. MTD magazine attended and the itinerary for the innovation extravaganza promised an exciting lineup. The event started with a welcome from Jan Klingen, Vice President EMEA North, and Eric Veurink, Brainport Industries Campus Director, and a facility tour. As expected with a Hexagon LIVE event, the breadth and depth of technology and insights were so expansive that delegates could choose the most relevant content for their business. Exemplifying this was one of the first panel discussions on the ‘Future of Mobility in Aerospace and Automotive', hosted by Hexagon Senior Director for Industry Solutions, Johannes Mann, who was joined by speakers Rob van Loon, Additive Manufacturing Manager at KMWE and Thom Grobben, the Vice President of the Technology Hub at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The discussion flowed through the challenges of accelerating innovation and agility in the automotive sector to deliver the next generation of smart, connected vehicles. This conversation then moved on to the aerospace industry's challenges in redefining aircraft architecture and propulsion systems to become more sustainable. Other prominent seminars discussed ‘The challenges in production and collaboration', ‘Extending asset lifecycles and improving productivity with HxGN EAM', ‘Surfing the future now' and ‘Innovation beyond silos: Transforming Manufacturing through connectivity, collaboration, and Cloud/AI'. There was a lot more on show, with panel discussions, presentations, workshops and roundtable debates encompassing every industry sector. Nowhere was this more prominent than in Morgan Maia's presentation, the Partnership Manager at Oracle Red Bull Racing. Hexagon has partnered with the F1 team since its inception. Flying in from the F1 Teams' weekend win in Las Vegas, Morgan discussed how Hexagon supports the team in streamlining performance by ensuring compliance with FIA regulations, precision manufacturing, and ensuring the team ‘gets it right first time'. More than just a soundbite, Mike Hughes, Head of Quality Assurance and Manufacturing Engineering at Oracle Red Bull Racing, qualified the support of Hexagon with a statement: “With Hexagon's help, we've managed to reduce our faults by 50% over the last two years.” Morgan's presentation alluded to how Hexagon is involved throughout the process chain, from 3D CAD modelling and CFD simulations in the virtual wind tunnel to simulation and physical wind tunnel testing. With over one million components handled throughout the season, Oracle Red Bull Racing combines exceptional hardware with efficient software and digital twins to deliver rapid inspection rates. The team has four QA departments encompassing mechanical, external, composites, and race support. They all utilise Hexagon tools, from CAM software to 3D scanners, laser trackers, portable measuring arms and CMMs. The Leica AT960 scanner is a core element of the trackside equipment that improves accuracy and holistic measurement. Its custom orientation enables measurement from different perspectives. For legality checks, Oracle Red Bull Racing uses the AS1 scanner to scan the floor, front, and rear wings to extract key points of the car for performance set-up. With the arrival of Red Bull's first road car, the RB17, and the opening of its 5,000sq/ft powertrain manufacturing site in Milton Keynes, Red Bull's number of components produced is set to expand significantly, as will its relationship with Hexagon. The F1 car continually undergoes design cycles that follow the same structured path. With up to 100 projects in-cycle at any time, around 1,000 design cycles are completed yearly. It starts with developing a 3D CAD model and the subsequent digital twin, which is the foundation block for everything that comes after. With CFD, prototypes and a whole raft of processes before the team gets to a finished car, Morgan said: “When you work on a car in the factory and then take it to the track, if there is an issue in manufacturing – it's too late to do anything about it. We must be sure the car is 100% correct before shipping it. That is why we need Hexagon: to ensure that everything leaving the factory is perfect for when it arrives at the track. We have thousands of parts that need to fit together perfectly. We work to the micron. It's precision you would see in a high-end watch – but not typically in a 5m long vehicle.” A presentation on Hexagon's Nexus suite by Stephen Graham, Executive Vice President and GM of Nexus at Hexagon, followed this. Stephen explained: “Nexus is our cloud-based manufacturing platform. We initially conceived it to solve an internal problem. We have acquired over 150 companies in more than 25 years, which has helped us build this portfolio of technologies throughout the product life-cycle. Our challenge is a large portfolio of technology solutions that were never really intended to work together. We wanted to offer our customers a solution to join the dots and bring the next level of value with the technologies all being under one roof. Nexus was conceived to solve this problem of connectivity. As soon as we took the proposition to our customers, we found they had the same problem. Over decades, they had purchased different technologies to solve different problems.” “Nexus directly solves that problem, and what we have found in the last few months is an ability to connect to different technologies from different vendors - it doesn't just have to be Hexagon products. Since starting development, we have found that businesses are structured very hierarchically, with different disciplines arranged in different silos. The whole thing is very process-driven, and as we try to push the boundaries of manufacturing, this becomes a barrier to succeeding. The need to drive collaboration horizontally across an organisation is coming to the fore as a challenge that needs to be faced.” To demonstrate this, Stephen provided a slide show showing a reverse-engineered workflow using 10 products from Hexagon that facilitate different elements of a product's lifecycle. The demonstration alluded to new cloud-native apps, technologies and solutions connected to products in the portfolio for decades, such as PC-DMIS. Nexus creates an end-to-end solution that connects the dots. Stephen added: “Once these collaborative workflows have been strung together, engineers can work collaboratively. This provides the opportunity to bring automated and AI technologies into the workflow as automated collaborators in the workflow. A great example of this is ProPlanAI, which we just launched. This large NAPA language model provides precise engineering answers for CAM engineers who may be programming CNC machines. It automatically collates data and generates a G-Code to drive machines on the shop floor. This gives engineers superpowers to drive productivity to the next level.” Hexagon claims that ProPlan AI cuts the time to program machine tools by 75%. The new AI technology enables machine shops to achieve operational excellence at scale, powered by Microsoft Azure services built into Hexagon's cloud-based Nexus connectivity platform. Available in Q1 2025, ProPlanAI will ‘learn' from the data created by a company's CAM programmers. This will enable manufacturers to automatically explore existing programming information to predict ideal outcomes tailored to a company's preferences, production capabilities, and needs. ProPlanAI will continuously learn and adapt, ensuring programs are as efficient and productive as possible. ProPlanAI can be trained with a company's institutional knowledge to ensure machines can be quickly and efficiently programmed to their quality standards. Additionally, a Hexagon Copilot provides suggested pathways to advise on best practices without leaving their CAM software. The innovation has been developed in collaboration with Microsoft, and Ygal Levy, the EMEA Manufacturing Managing Director at Microsoft, discussed the company's strategic partnership with Hexagon in greater detail during an afternoon presentation on the ‘Transformation of manufacturing through Connectivity, Collaboration and Cloud/AI'. Clare Barclay, President of Enterprise and Industry at Microsoft EMEA, said: “Microsoft's collaboration with Hexagon is driven by a shared belief that we can transform manufacturing productivity. It's rewarding for us to see how the AI capabilities provided by Azure are empowering CNC programmers with productivity-boosting automation while helping new users upskill faster. This is exactly the sort of transformation AI can bring to the industry, and we are excited to see Hexagon apply its manufacturing expertise to transform workplace productivity.” Verifying the Solution Just over a year ago, MTD magazine visited RODIN Machining. A few miles north of Amsterdam, the start-up company set out to develop an autonomous factory. Incorporating FASTEMS automation, robot-loaded Mazak machines, and integrated innovations that made the mind boggle, RODIN has been a beta-test customer, putting ProPlanAI through its paces before market introduction. Paul Mooij, Director of Digital at RODIN Machining, said: “Machine tool programming is complicated to automate and requires experience. ProPlanAI is exciting because we can leverage our human capital for greater machine utilisation. Our team can program machines in a fraction of the time by applying their valued skills in supervising ProPlanAI suggestions and finalising the programme specifics.”  Paul added: “We have built an autonomous factory but are limited by the engineering input we can put into it. This boils down to a race for talent, and we all know it isn't easy to get good people. We have been working with Hexagon on the development of ProPlanAI, looking at how can we fill it with our data and train it with our models, our machines, tools and our way of working - providing a suggestion of how the model thinks our way of working should be. We can then position our engineer to supervise and undertake ‘prompt engineering'. ProPlanAI is very powerful and provides the right context for the features, model, machines, and tooling available. Using the given context, it then decides, ‘I think you should use these processes for this machining operation''.” “This has become powerful, and we are progressing rapidly to make big savings. We are leveraging our human capital to achieve more by using AI to provide suggestions. Then, our engineers decide whether to accept the suggestion and proceed or refine the process. For example, we may have a 2D PDF drawing that needs to meet specific tolerances, and ProPlanAI may not know this – and this is the experience we can add to the system. It's been a fantastic collaboration, and the system continually evolves.” Discussing the current situation, Paul told MTD magazine: “Our engineers will consider how they approach a job and create the CAM file in Esprit. We then feed our models to our developers. Over the last 18 months, we have been feeding the data to ProPlan AI, which uses our approach, machining strategies, cutting tools, machines, characteristics and experience. ProPlan AI creates suggestions for the next job and pre-populates our program, so our engineers are validating and refining the suggestions to meet our specifications. It amplifies the output of our staff.” “For example, if we have an aluminium job that needs a threaded hole with a chamfer, we would have a unique way of doing that with our machines and tools in our CAM files. Based on those patterns, the model learns our strategies and recognises the parameters for a threaded hole in aluminium, the feeds, speeds and so on.” Looking at benefits during testing, Paul adds: “It is amplifying our output and boosting our efficiency. At present, the savings are impressive. We continuously add data to our ProPlanAI suite, so the savings will cascade into ever greater efficiencies as we progress.”

The term ‘one-stop-shop' is often banded around the subcontract manufacturing industry. It's not until you find a company like Woodbrook Precision Ltd that you can truly understand what a single source solution provider looks like. The Lancashire manufacturer ventures beyond rivals' services and continually invests in the latest machine tools fully supported by advanced cutting tool solutions from CERATIZIT UK. The company is located in Ashton-Under-Lyne on the Northeast edge of Greater Manchester. It's plant list includes a complete array of manual and CNC 3 to 5-axis machining centres and multi-axis turning centres from renowned brands such as Mazak, XYZ, Leadwell and Bridgeport. The state-of-the-art plant list is supported by services such as grinding, plating, shearing, profiling, welding, laser cutting, gear cutting, heat treatment, powder coating and more. Rightly proud of its comprehensive services and recent investment in Mazak machine tools, Managing Director Stephen Hogg from Woodbrook Precision says that CERATIZIT has been instrumental in enhancing the productivity of the new equipment. The second-generation business was founded by Stephen's father more than 35 years ago. When Stephen bought the company 16 years ago, Woodbrook operated out of a small unit with a single CNC turning centre and a series of manual mills—all supported by various cutting tool vendors, with WNT (a member of the CERATIZIT Group) being one of the many. However, as Stephen has applied his vision and determination to the company, Woodbrook has evolved with a 2018 move to an 18,000sq/ft facility three times larger than the previous site. Plans are also afoot to add another 10,000sq/ft. This growth has stemmed from the business's progress in general subcontract machining into the oil & gas, aerospace, rail, and motorsport sectors. Woodbrook has evolved the sophistication of its machine tool purchases to serve these industries. Initially investing in 3-axis Mazak VMCs with rotary tables and turning centres with live tooling, more recent acquisitions have included two 3.5m bed Mazak VTC800/30SR 5-axis machines and a 5-axis Mazak CV5-500. This has seen work for overhead cranes, rail, and general subcon evolve to aerospace jigs and fixtures, critical subsea valves and manifolds, motorsport brake callipers, engine components and more. With an evolution driven by the expanding capabilities of its machine tools, Woodbrook has needed to rely more heavily on the expertise of its cutting tool suppliers. As the business has shifted from machining steel and aluminium to stainless, super duplex, titanium, inconel, carbon fibre, hastelloy and much more – CERATIZIT UK has risen through the ranks to be the cutting tool partner of choice. Stephen Hogg from Woodbrook says: “Over ten years ago, CERATIZIT was one of many suppliers, and as I took control of the business. It became evident that CERATIZIT had the best-performing tools and their service was far beyond anything else. As we continually ventured into more complex work and more challenging materials, we needed greater support and new machining strategies. CERATIZIT UK's Technical Sales Engineer Matthew Darbyshire has been with us all the way to provide the solution. It's been seamless, and it's pointless going elsewhere as Matt makes it so easy and ‘painless' for us.” “With numerous sales reps continually calling upon us, we asked Matt for a few tools to trial. The tools initially performed well, but for the relationship to blossom to a position where we now have thousands of CERATIZIT tools. This has been built on tool performance, product range diversity, supply chain continuity and most importantly, technical support, service and trust that has instantly been available. I can WhatsApp Matt with any drawings and queries and he'll deliver a solution imminently.” As a machine shop that typically manufactures prototypes in small batches, tracking continuous tooling improvement isn't always the priority for Woodbrook. However, you don't have to look far for quantifiable results with CERATIZIT products. Stephen says: “We recently implemented the CERATIZIT facing and parting-off tools, and it reduced the cycle time on a 400-off job from 1 minute 58 seconds to 1 minute 26 seconds. We also applied the Dragonskin CircularLine DLC-coated solid carbide end mills with impressive results. The Dragonskin tools have cut cycle times on an aluminium part from 3 minutes to 1 minute 20 seconds whilst more than doubling our tool life.” “On another 100-off repeat order stainless steel aerospace fixture, we needed to reduce our cycle times to maximise margins and reduce costs. Matt introduced a CERATIZIT UK high feed indexable end mill, and this reduced our cycle times from 38 to 26 minutes per part, with a tool life improvement of more than 20%. This was a significant saving on a long-running job.” However, the most significant saving wasn't from the cutting tools…. With the 100-off stainless job running through the business frequently, Woodbrook set up six vices in a line on the spacious 3.5m bed of its Mazak 5-axis VTC800/30SR. When each surface and cycle was completed, an operator would re-set the job to process the next face. With a total of four operations, the process was laborious. Stephen spoke with Matt from CERATIZIT, and the way forward was a bespoke workholding solution that was ‘Made in Sheffield' at the CERATIZIT UK Technical Centre and Headquarters. Stephen visited the CERATIZIT stand at MACH 2024. He realised that the only cost for CERATIZIT's bespoke service was the price of the aluminium tombstone billet and the cost of the four ZSG4-125 Centric vices that connect to the zero-point single riser tombstone system. Immediately impressed, Woodbrook Precision ordered a pyramid system to clamp smaller parts in its 5-axis Mazak CV5-500. The ZSG4-125 Centric vices with serrated jaws enabled Woodbrook to clamp on as little as 3mm of stock, permitting the subcontractor to hit all five sides of the stainless parts with confidence in the high-torque clamping forces of the vice. With five faces machined in a single operation, the following operation was to turn the parts over to complete the sixth surface. This reduced this 100-off repeat job from a four to a two-operation process, saving an additional 10 minutes per part. Stephen says: “This job took over one hour per part from start to finish. The tombstone and Centric ZSG vices immediately took more than 10 minutes off each part, with peripheral savings being longer running times without operator intervention. Reduced set-ups also improved our precision, repeatability and consistency over an entire batch of parts. We work 12 hours a day, six days a week, and the tombstone enabled us to set up a batch of four parts at the end of a shift to run unmanned for a couple of hours – giving us further savings.” “We're now using CERATIZIT for everything from our back-ends and collets to solid carbide and indexable tools ranging from drills and threadmills to end mills, turning and parting tools. We never thought we'd be turning to CERATIZIT for our workholding solutions, but just like the cutting tools – the quality and performance of the workholding solutions that come with a ‘Made in Sheffield' brand is far superior to anything else we've encountered.”

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The 2024 edition of IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show welcomed more than 89,000 attendees to Chicago last week. While only a portion of the show's 1,500 exhibitors were offering additive manufacturing equipment or services, AM nevertheless had a significant footprint at this show. Conversations with speakers, exhibitors and attendees revealed insights about where additive is finding traction now, and where it is heading next. In this episode of AM Radio, I talk with Pete Zelinski about equipment launches during the show, advances in usability and accessibility, AM's role in the casting supply chain, the increased presence of service providers, and how the next “phase” of AM will look different.   Find photos, related links and the transcript for this episode on AdditiveManufacturing.Media.   This episode is brought to you by Additive Manufacturing Media. Never miss a story.    Mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn feeds: Stephanie | Pete Videos from the show: Robot Machining and Robot DED Video: Scanning for Fast Model Capture and Validation of AM Parts More to come — subscribe to The BuildUp Markforged FX10 Metal Kit 3D Systems Titan EXT 800 pellet printer Formalloy, developer of the DED Smart Path scanning module Stratasys F3300 and Origin 2  One Click Metal (video to come) EOS dual setup system for laser powder bed fusion Mazak hot wire hybrid deposition machine Würth Additive Group's DIS platform (video to come) How DIS integrates with Raise3D's resin 3D printers A test of Spee3D's cold spray technology in expeditionary manufacturing Meltio M600 DED machine Colibrium Additive (formerly GE Additive) and the impact of binder strength for production Oak Ridge National Laboratory integrated machining/DED system Perspective on hybrid manufacturing from Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, which showcased its 45° deposition head More on service providers 3DEO and Forecast 3D/GKN Additive Desktop Metal Studio System Nikon SLM Solutions on continuing adoption: Here is an example (valves) HP 3D printing

In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, host Steve Plumb speaks with Jared Lake, Machining Center Product Group Manager for Mazak about the evolution of manufacturing technology, particularly focusing on the advancements in machine controls and the introduction of the NEO series. They discuss the importance of accuracy, automation, and how Mazak is addressing environmental concerns while meeting the diverse needs of manufacturers worldwide.

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Last month, MTD magazine visited RODIN Machining in Holland, a company that claims their entire customer process – from customer registration and work preparation to production and invoicing is almost 100% automated with sharp delivery dates. We went along to see what was behind this manufacturing utopia – it turns out that FASTEMS is a crucial factor in achieving this nirvana. By Rhys Williams About an hour north of Amsterdam in the town of Opmeer is RODIN Machining, a Dutch contract manufacturer that is said to be the first fully automated turning and milling company in the world. To achieve its incredible levels of automation, the company has fully embraced robotisation, self-learning software and artificial intelligence. This was the perfect setting for RODIN and FASTEMS to host an Open House event to demonstrate what can be achieved with the visionary application of leading technology. Along with 300+ guests and dignitaries, MTD magazine couldn't wait to take a look around! A start-up business like nothing ever seen before, RODIN is aptly named after François Auguste René Rodin, the 19th century French sculptor who is considered the founder of modern sculpture. An artist with a craftsman-like approach to his work with a unique ability to model complex shapes - the parallels between the artist and the Dutch company are not coincidental. To celebrate the opening of the new facility, the company was presented with one of Rodin's most famous sculptures, ‘The Thinker'. And this is where the story starts…. The Thinkers and the Drinkers Founded by Gem Bot, Dennis Oud, Paul Mooij and Ruud Appel, the expertise of the entrepreneurs resides in software and data engineering and subcontract sheet metal manufacturing. As owners of a successful sheet metal business, the entrepreneurs asked why the sphere of machining had yet to reach the levels of end-to-end automation found in the sheet metal industry. The concept was borne, and the entrepreneurs set about turning the idea into a reality. Coming at the challenge without machining expertise provided a fresh approach that was met with an element of bemusement at EMO 2021. The team laid out their vision and spoke to several exhibitors at the show – and the vision of an automated factory was met with an almost dismissive condemnation. The entrepreneurs presented their plan to Mazak at EMO and confirmed that if they would support RODIN's journey, RODIN would buy their machines. As RODIN Director Ruud Appel tells MTD magazine: “We wanted to create an autonomous factory without people and only robots. Everyone told us that it wasn't possible, but we wanted to stretch the bounds of what was possible. So, we started gathering a group of leading suppliers like FASTEMS in CNC automation and asked them searching questions – ‘Have you thought about doing it like this?' and ‘Why do you always do it like that?'. We wanted to know why everybody thought that historical processes were the only way to proceed. We really wanted to change the mindset.” Without a customer base or a factory to work from, RODIN decided to take the ‘leap of faith'. “We needed machines that were as versatile as possible and we needed FASTEMS to create the integrations and automation with cutting tools, tool data, workholding, grippers, chucks and software like ERP and CAD/CAM. RODIN and FASTEMS worked together to calculate how to get the most machines into the factory space and create the optimal workflow. There were many iterations and when we were settled upon a final design layout, we set about building the factory and teamed up with our partners to realise the project.” “We are all about partnering. We needed machines, automation, robots and software – and software and database integration was one of the most important things,” says fellow director Paul Mooij, who is truly superb with software, AI, data management and creating one big loop. “FASTEMS, Mazak and our other partners have done this hundreds of times before – but we wanted to make it smarter than ever before. Smart in a way that all systems communicate with each other. We have only improved upon the existing tricks, not developed them. Along the way, we were met with a lot of ‘you can't do that', ‘that is not possible' and ‘it's always been done like that'. Our team and our partners agreed that every time we heard those negative phrases, the perpetrator would have to buy the drinks. A lot of people bought beers –which usually yielded solutions, and we managed to change the mindset and have the project delivered.” How it works According to RODIN, the process is as simple as signing up as a customer online and then uploading your part design. Talking us through the system, Ruud says: “Customers can upload their 3D design and a PDF file with the tolerances 24/7 and then select material type, quantity and delivery date. A quotation will be delivered in 30 seconds. Upon quotation approval, automated manufacturing starts immediately. Your project is put into the ERP system and as automated as possible, it is turned into machine and robotics programs by the CAM engineers. There are limitations on part sizes, and we typically produce volumes from tens to thousands – but that is it. We are not about shaving seconds off volume production, but creating a steady high-mix flow that will run 24/7 unmanned. While a typical CNC machine runs 1500 to 2000 hours a year, the FASTEMS logo says ‘8760' referring to the hours in a year – and that is where we want to be with our spindle hours.” As a start-up, RODIN already works with a wide variety of clients in the construction, machine building, coachbuilding, furniture manufacturing, shipping, automotive industry and petrochemical industries. The components are as diverse as you could imagine, producing everything from simple to complex with a huge volume, material and dimensional mix.    What's on the shop floor Factory construction only started in September last year with rigging for the machines commencing in January 2023. Now, the new shopfloor has a state-of-the-art FASTEMS Agile Manufacturing System (AMS) running down the centre of the factory, capable of highly autonomous production in advanced milling and turning applications. Material is purchased in pre-cut billets and manually loaded to pallets that have jig plates to accommodate different-sized billets. The pallet then enters the AMS where material is stored until it is called by Fastems' Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) as part of a production order. The FASTEMS system will then determine which machine is available and then deliver the raw material pallet to it while set-up changes are completely automated. Discussing this, Ruud adds: “We have to have human interaction while creating the CAM file, loading/unloading the AMS and also pre-setting the cutting tools – but more than 90% of the process is automated.” Once parts are programmed with CAM software, they are dropped into the FASTEMS MMS that will automatically generate a production plan based on order due dates, inventory balance or recurring batch runs to ensure the timely delivery of parts. The MMS forecasts the optimised production workflow, days in advance by preparing resources to minimise machine waiting times and WIP. The MMS also provides real-time production monitoring, tracking key performance indicators from OEE, machine tool utilisation and available resources. Once the CAM programme is in the MMS and the billets are loaded, the parts are then scheduled for production. When called, a pallet capable of holding up to 1000kg will travel through the 512 pallet FASTEMS AMS to one of the machining cells. The AMS is configured with a two-machine milling cell on one side of the AMS and a two-machine turning cell on the other side. The milling cell incorporates two 5-axis Mazak Variaxis C-600 machines that receive components from a robotised part-loading cell: the universal smart fixture devices are automatically prepared and delivered by another robot to the Variaxis machines to eliminate human interaction. The cell has a complete range of SCHUNK robot grippers that are automatically changed depending on the workpieces being scheduled and delivered to the machine. You would typically think that this level of automation has everything covered, but it doesn't end there. The system is capable of automated re-gripping for flipping the parts over from OP10 to OP20 – before re-entering the machining cell for complete 6-sided machining. Of course, RODIN doesn't want to have an operator manually inspecting the parts, so intermediate probing and adjusting the finishing pass is typically part of the cycle. Once the part is completed, it is returned to its pallet. When the pallet is full, it is returned to the FASTEMS AMS where it will reside until its scheduled delivery date. Like always, the cutting tools must be monitored and changed with optimal frequency. Here, RODIN opted for a fully integrated tooling solution where the Variaxis' 30-position ATC acts as a short-term buffer and the robot proactively loads/unloads tools from an 800-position long-term storage unit that is part of the FASTEMS AMS. Once tools have reached their designated machining hours, they are automatically moved to a tooling station where they are manually removed, replaced, re-set and re-installed for the robot to collect new tools. On the opposite side of the FASTEMS AMS is a two-machine turning cell with Integrex i-350H S turning centres supported by a FANUC robot. Configured slightly differently from the milling cell, the robot runs between the two machines loading/unloading components, cutting tools, interchangeable chuck jaws as well as its different gripper configurations to produce a wide array of parts. The cell will also automatically machine soft jaws to accommodate pending jobs. Whilst the FASTEMS AMS at RODIN currently has a two-machine turning cell and a two-machine milling cell on each side of the AMS, the system has been configured for RODIN to add four additional machines on each side. With the next phase of ordering machine tools set to commence in 2024, RODIN will determine the type and size of Mazak machines to add to the FASTEMS AMS based on its clients and workload – all of which is being continually monitored by the ingenious FASTEMS MMS software the company utilises. Whilst the four entrepreneurs remain tight-lipped about the future of the business, not wanting to divulge more than the obvious plans for filling the Opmeer facility to its capacity of 12 machines that will run virtually unmanned 24/7 – it is evident that RODIN has sculpted a blueprint for automated success with FASTEMS that is completely scalable. In the next issue of MTD magazine, we speak with FASTEMS Sales Director for EMEA, Leigh Tricklebank to discover what the pain points are for subcontractors – and how to overcome them.

By Rhys Williams Founded back in 2011, Cwm Engineering is a subcontract manufacturing business that has grown at an exponential rate since its inception. The relentless growth trajectory for this West Wales manufacturer is a credit to its approach to continuous improvement and delivering impeccable quality for customers. So, when the Crosshands company was having challenges with its cutting fluid, it turned to Oemeta for a solution. Like any subcontractor that has a diverse range of manual and CNC machine tools employed to process a wide variety of materials from plastics and aluminium to steel and heat-resistant alloys, the challenge is finding the optimal ‘factory-wide' cutting fluid solution. As the company has expanded and acquired more advanced machine tools, machine uptime and productivity is critical - as are health and safety and the well-being of staff. Unfortunately, previous cutting fluids and the respective suppliers have been detrimental to the ISO: 9001 certified company and its goals. Discussing past challenges, Company Founder and Managing Director Malcolm Walters says: “We were using fluid from a world-leading brand and we found the performance was diminishing with our acquisition of higher-end machine tools. The cutting fluid was delivering poor sump life, bad odours and it was creating skin irritations for staff. We then moved to another high-end brand that had no nasty chemicals. This eradicated workshop odours and skin irritation for our staff. Whilst the new fluid initially had a better sump life than its predecessor, performance was inconsistent from one machine to the next. Furthermore, customer support was poor and we were undertaking all of the fluid testing and topping up internally. Ultimately the fluid cost was also increasing drastically – we needed to find another solution.” A Timely Knock on The Door Serendipity played its role when Ryan Aviles, the regional sales engineer for Oemeta made a chance call upon the West Wales business. Inviting the Oemeta representative for a conversation has paid dividends for Cwm Engineering. Initial consultation regarding the machine tools, type of machining, material types and the issues with existing products provided Oemeta with a scenario of what was required. The cutting fluid company narrowed the solution down to two products and it was the Oemeta NOVAMET 760 water-miscible metalworking fluid that was identified as the optimal choice for Cwm Engineering. With more than 12 machine tools on the shop floor, Cwm Engineering and Oemeta initially agreed to trial the fluid in one machine, a Mazak VTC-530C vertical machining centre. The results were immediate. The first two fluid brands offered a sump life of 2 to 4 months, a huge variation in sump life that Cwm Engineering or the fluid suppliers couldn't diagnose. The Oemeta NOVAMET 760 has now been in the Mazak VTC-530C for over 12 months with no issues, increasing the fluid life by more than 70%. With the results of the first machine being so evident, Cwm Engineering agreed on a staggered approach to incrementally phase out the previous fluid and install Oemeta's NOVAMET 760 in all its machine tools. Service With a Smile Commenting upon the implementation process, Cwm Engineering's Systems and Operations Manager Andrew Ritchie says: “We have a company to conduct annual health and safety audits and we pay due diligence to all H&S aspects. With our previous fluid, the well-known supplier provided a poor level of service. I would spend up to 3 hours each week conducting pH and calibration tests on all machine sumps. We had to buy calibration kits, incubation tubes and an incubator and during testing, we would have to leave the fluid in incubation tubes for 48 hours before testing the bacteria levels. We had to buy a £350 bacteria kit and pay a £30 fortnightly subscription for test tubes and dip slides. The cost and effort expended was excessive and added to this, there would be another couple of hours spent topping up the machines.” “Despite dedicating significant time and resources to our coolant management, the previous fluid performance would incrementally deteriorate and then ‘fall off a cliff' overnight. We even tried ozone generators to oxidise the coolant and kill bacteria. Unfortunately, there was no explanation for the fluid behaviour and the support was very poor. In contrast, Ryan and the Oemeta team have been fantastic.” Whilst Oemeta emptied and cleaned the sump on the first Mazak machine, rather than empty the sump of each subsequent machine, the technical experts at Oemeta identified if NOVAMET 760 would be compatible with the existing fluid. Once this was clarified, NOVAMET 760 was then used to top-up existing fluid levels in the rest of the machine shop to minimise disposal costs for Cwm Engineering. Oemeta also implemented its fluid management protocols at Cwm Engineering. This has included fluid management instructions on each machine tool along with a service record card. Most importantly, the Oemeta engineers visit the Carmarthenshire company every fortnight to undertake fluid management activities that include testing the pH level, bacteria, fungus and sump levels and concentration. The Savings Introducing Oemeta's NOVAMET 760 has been an incremental process over the last 12 months – and it is only now the true level of savings can be fully quantified. From a cost perspective, the previous cutting fluid was costing upwards of £2600 a barrel and the 12-employee business was buying up to 6 barrels a year with a cost of more than £15,000 per annum. The Oemeta fluid costs almost 50% less than its predecessor, making an immediate saving in the region of £7000. At least that would be the case if they were used in equal measure. With the remarkable fluid life improvement, Cwm Engineering is only purchasing 2 to 3 barrels a year – a fluid life that will inevitably improve further when the remainder of fluid from the previous vendor evaporates from the machines. There is potential for the subcontract manufacturer to reduce fluid purchasing costs by more than 80%. What goes in must come out Not only are Cwm Engineering making huge savings on coolant costs and the associated cost of weekly testing and the labour hours involved, but they are also making savings on fluid disposal. Cwm Engineering has two 1000-litre IBCs that are filled with waste coolant and disposed of two to three times a year at a cost of up to £2400. Not only is there a significant financial cost, but also an environmental impact. With fluid life increasing by more than 70%, inevitably, disposal costs will also fall by 70% - this is estimated to save an additional £1600 in disposal costs for the company. Furthermore, with the previous fluid almost turning rancid overnight, machines would have to be emptied and cleaned for £600 – a frequent cost that has also been eliminated. Benefits beyond the wallet The cost reduction of implementing Oemeta's NOVAMET 760 has been staggering for the family business, but the benefits are far further reaching. As Andrew Ritchie adds: “We have taps near each machine and we have a barrel of NOVAMET 760 with a mixer on a trolley that can be wheeled to each machine. Once the barrel and mixer are connected to the tap, we can easily top up the fluid in any of our machines. Simply doing this has saved us hours every week and with Oemeta managing the condition of our fluid every fortnight, we are saving significant man hours on fluid testing too. There is also no need to have machines down for sump cleaning any longer, which can be a huge inconvenience to our business.” The performance of the fluid is also improving quality and productivity at Cwm Engineering, as Malcolm Walters concludes: “Oemeta provides a long and predictable sump life which is critical to our machine shop and keeping our spindles turning. The soluble Oemeta cutting fluid has significantly reduced fluid consumption, extended tool life, reduced machine downtime and massively reduced waste disposal costs. Moreover, our surface finishes have improved and staining on particular types of aluminium is now a thing of the past. We have witnessed situations where parts that need to be aesthetically pleasing have been stained by coolant and this has resulted in scrap – this is now a thing of the past. We are delighted we made the change to Oemeta, we cannot speak highly enough of their products and service.”

This is the last Dusty Jobs Podcast episode from Fabtech 2023. In this episode we talk with Luke Surratt from Mazak Optonics Corp. Luke talks about some the new laser cutting technology Mazak has to offer as well as new automation. He also talks about there service and installation offerings.To learn more about Mazak Optonics visit: https://www.mazakoptonics.com/To learn more about Imperial Systems visit: https://www.isystemsweb.com/ #manufacturing #lasercutting #podcast #fabrication #industrial

The modern history of Ritchie Engineering Solutions began with J.A Ritchie in 1986, an engineer with a successful career in the design and manufacture of gas turbine jet engines. This engineering passion led the business to involvement in a host of pioneering projects from world record-breaking aviation attempts to the design and production of Victorian steam machinery. As the business has evolved, so has its plant list – but one thing that has remained a constant over the last 15 years of evolution is its relationship with cutting tool manufacturer Ceratizit.  Now run by J.A Ritchie's two sons, Alasdair and Duncan, the family has subsequently continued to run and develop the business with the same passion for engineering. Nowadays, the Manningtree-based company operates in a host of sectors that range from autosport and automotive to aerospace and other markets that demand high-end manufacturing capability. To manufacture high-quality components competitively, the company has invested in 3, 4 and 5-axis machining with technology from Bridgeport, Kitamura, HAAS, Mazak and Matsuura that is supported by CAM software from OPEN MIND and Renishaw probing for everything from job setting, in-process and post-process inspection. Taking a look at the company, Duncan Ritchie from Ritchie Engineering Solutions says: “The business started with our father who initially designed and made steam engines in a shed that he built at the bottom of the garden. From there, he got involved in Richard Branson's transatlantic hot air balloon crossing in the late 1980s, working on the thermodynamics of the burner design and the pressurisation of the capsule. We then started to commercially offer the hot air balloon manifold that burns propane - and to this day if you see the burner unit above the pilot's head, that is where it all started for us.” More recently, the Essex company has been involved in machining parts for automotive OEMs, motorsport rally clients, Norton motorcycles, aerospace OEMs, lighting companies and many more. Discussing how the company evolved to its current position, Duncan says: “Down the years there has been a lot of hard work and sleepless nights, but in practical terms, you progress and build on your quality and make quality your selling point. A key part of this is your relationship not only with your customers but also with your suppliers. That would be everything from your material supplier, tooling and suppliers of the machine tools, but significantly it's going to be the cutting tool suppliers. We have been very lucky and fortuitous to have a fantastic supplier in Ceratizit and a support network via Adam Cross from Ceratizit.” Looking at the 15-year relationship with Ceratizit, Duncan adds: “Back then we were in little more than a shed in a country lane that would put many suppliers off, but Adam turned up and he saw us for who we were. He absolutely assisted in supporting us with the right tools for the right job and he has continued to do so throughout our journey.” The subcontract manufacturing company has a complete armoury of Ceratizit products and the Ceratizit vending solution, alluding to this, Duncan continues: “The vending solution is twofold effective. It's fantastic that we can have the bread-and-butter tooling such as the inserts and regular end mills. This means we can program complex components with the knowledge that we have spare cutting tool products immediately available. We have a small workshop where space is at a premium and we don't have the financial capacity to necessarily stock everything, so having the vending machine stocked up and ready to go is fantastic.” Looking to the future and the ongoing relationship with Ceratizit that is so critical to the company's success, Duncan concludes: “The relationship with Ceratizit will definitely continue for the next 15 years and beyond. It is nice to show the journey of where we have been and how we started, but it's more important to look at the focus of where we are going. We are working towards various accreditations to have a trusted tool supplier like Ceratizit is an essential part of that jigsaw. They can help us to make our growth journey happen. It is a team effort that involves our personnel and our suppliers - and Ceratizit is a major one of those elements on our team.”

Manufacturers can reap myriad benefits by allowing machines to operate autonomously without having humans to stand watch, including greater efficiency, improved quality and lower costs. Unattended systems also enables line workers to focus on more value-added tasks. In this podcast, Jared Leick, Mazak's machining product group manager, explains how to best implement such strategies and overcome potential hurdles.   Learn more about Mazak by visiting them at mazak.com

Wie wichtig ist die Energieeffizienz von Bearbeitungsmaschinen?   Und welche Maßnahmen zur Energieeinsparung ergreifen die Maschinenhersteller? Diese Fragen haben die Redakteure von der NC-Fertigung vier namhaften Playern am Markt gestellt: Hermle, Hurco, Index und Mazak kommen im NCF-Check (April-Ausgabe) zu Wort und geben einige interessante Einblicke in das Themenfeld der Energieeffizienz. In dieser Podcast-Folge werden die vier Statements nochmals behandelt und zusammengefasst.   Weitere Infos und Details findet man auf den jeweiligen Homepages der Unternehmen: https://www.hermle.de/de/home https://www.hurco.de/ https://www.index-werke.de/de/ https://www.mazak.com/de   Hast du weitere Fragen, Anregungen oder Kritik? Dann schreibe mir einfach eine E-Mail an: info@rathmann-engineering.com Gerne kannst du mich auch über LinkedIn erreichen: https://bit.ly/3pe5icK

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This is the last episode we are recording at Fabtech Atlanta 2022 from our booth. For our last episode from Fabtech we got to get together with Al Bohlen the President of Mazak Optonics. He talks to Donovan about how he got into the industry and about what machine tools are. They also discuss how Mazak helps make the manufacturing process more efficient and what some of the future machines of Mazak will be.To learn more about Mazak Optonics visit: https://www.mazakoptonics.comTo learn more about Imperial Systems visit: https://www.isystemsweb.com

Reba Mazak has ranching roots 5 generations deep and a passion for Florida that she carries throughout the United States in her leadership role as the president for ANCW. She's carrying on a wonderful family legacy of advocacy for beef here in Florida and during this episode we discuss all that and reflect upon her family's history in Central Florida.

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After entertaining young and old alike on the idiot box for more than a decade. the iconic animated heroes – Bade and Chote will now infiltrate the podcast scene with their brand of nonsensical ‘bakwaas’ that is guaranteed to make your day!

In the latest MTD podcast Gio and Lyndsey visit Wye Cylinders Engineering Limited with Ashley Page from Hydrafeed UK and Brian Edmondson from Mazak, they meet with James Barnes from Wye Cylinders t...

Mazak continues to prove itself as a pioneer in multi-tasking technology. Its machines allow today's manufacturers to process virtually any type of workpiece with one Mazak Multi-Tasking machine. Even with all the benefits multi-tasking offers, some manufacturers still hesitate to embrace the technology because they perceive its learning curves as long and arduous. In this episode, Chuck Birkle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Mazak Corporation and Kenzie Roaden, Advantec Product Manager for Mazak Corporation dispel some of the fears and misconceptions of multi-tasking and how it helps overcome challenges manufacturers face as they try to improve their processes.

Rob Mazak is a psychic and healing expert, by using healing methods designed to achieve clarity and balance for the mind, body, and soul. He also does hypnosis too! dimensions energy  spiritual connections  after life cult / religion nirvana

Moim gościem jest Maciek Mazak (https://instagram.com/mazakmaciek) z ekipy Wrong Crew (https://instagram.com/_wrongcrew_). Na codzień Maciek zajmuje się sprzedażą aut oraz tworzeniem treści na swój kanał na YouTube @MaZak . Opowiedział mi o tym jak się toczy jego przygoda z motoryzacją, o planach na przyszłość i jego pasjach. Jeśli podoba Ci się to co robię możesz wesprzeć moje działania: https://buycoffee.to/jesteszboczkiem Podcast dostępny również z wizją: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxLME9C7fwV-THG8er7nGw

In this episode of the All Axes Podcast, we have a Mazak customer spotlight, featuring Tomak Precision.  Al "Aj" Schaper, General Manager of Tomak Precision, joins host Teelin Henderson in a conversation about some of the highs and lows of the past year. The two also go over different steps Tomak Precision has taken to secure its future in the industry. 

How do you keep your machines running? Joining us in this All Axes Podcast episode is Jason Fights, National Service Manager at Mazak who will discuss five tips that will ensure your machines are up and running.

The humble beginnings of Vision Engineering date back to 1958 when Jaguar Racing Team mechanic Rob Freeman developed a borescope for internal inspection of race engine components without the need for disassembly. He subsequently formed the Woking-based company to pursue his interest in optics applied to manufacturing technology. Wind forward more than 50 years and the company that started off as a specialist optical subcontractor to companies like Rolls-Royce, Vickers and GEC, now employs more than 220 people in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia supplying stereo inspection and optical measurement products around the world. In 2018, the company opened an 84,000sq/ft manufacturing and R&D facility in Surrey and this site is crammed with the latest machine tool innovations that are used for manufacturing its own products as well as offering a subcontract machining service. With machines from Mazak, Kitamura, FANUC, XYZ and Citizen, the finished parts are inspected on Aberlink metrology equipment. [inlineVideo link="https://mtd.network/news/mazak-quadrex-wow"] Speaking about the latest addition, a new Mazak Hyper Quadrex HQR-150MSY, Vision Engineering’s Steve Mead says: “The latest machine we have is the Mazak Hyper Quadrex turning centre. It’s a fantastic machine and it’s given us loads of extra capacity. It has a front loader and a back loader, it can run 16 to 18 hours a day and parts are very accurate; we are really pleased with it.” Referring to the automation of the machine, Steve says: “The machine has a Hydrafeed barfeed unit at one end and the parts catcher at the other end. We wanted a bespoke parts catcher, as we run the machine for so many hours and we have more than one size component go through the machine. Some of the parts and the runs are too large to fit in one container, so we had a device fitted that has an automatic shutter that would crossover to drop parts into the second bin when the first is full.” Taking a closer look at the machine, MTD spoke with the Mazak Hyper Quadrex operator, Mr Zoltan Bors, he told MTD: “This machine is a twin-spindle double turret machine that works on the X, Y, Z, and C-axes, and it has the latest Smooth control system, which is particularly easy and functional to use. With the Hydrafeed barfeeder, a 5-inch chuck capacity and a bespoke part catcher system, the machine is geared for around-the-clock machining.” Referring to the flexibility of the machine, Zoltan says: “To demonstrate the flexibility of the Mazak machine, we have a small part here that used to be done on the sliding head machines. It consists of turning, milling and internal and external threading with a 0.5mm pitch, and next to this, we have a larger part that is essentially a milling job. Using the chuck transfer, we can hold our position from front face machining to rear face machining, which is essential, as there are a lot of features that are all tied up to tight tolerances.” With a bar capacity of 65mm diameter, the bar fed Hyper Quadrex is the epitome of productivity and flexibility, offering simultaneous cutting of two workpieces on front and rear spindles to double productivity for end-users. Incorporating a lower tooling turret with 12 tool capacity and another turret with an additional 12 tool capacity, the flexibility of this machine was a key factor in Vision Engineering making the acquisition. Complementing the flexibility of the machine is a powerful 15kW spindle motor and a work envelope that provides up to 175mm X-axis travel and 580mm in the Z-axis with a 320mm maximum swing.

What are barrel tools? The original barrel tool has been in existence for decades and its uses are very limited. Shaped like a barrel with two equal flute radii and used to produce slots with curved walls, the barrel tool never rose to prominence until more recent times. With the ever-increasing capabilities of 5-axis CNC machine tools and high-end CAM software, it became apparent that this type of tool could be developed into various forms that could solve engineering and programming issues. The fundamental basics of the tool design are the same, that is to take a segment of a circle and use that arc to form the cutting edge to give greater flexibility for the contact area. There are four main types of ‘new’ barrel tool designs and these include geometries such as the conical form, the tangential form, the Form F and the lens form (see image to left). Each tool has a radius, either along the flute or the end radii. This allows for a greater step-down rate (or step over for the Lens Tool) than can be achieved by using other conventional tools such as ball nose or endmills with corner radii. Why were they developed? There has been a great push to reduce cycle times for roughing out parts. Everyone from machine tool builders, tool holder manufacturers, workholding suppliers, lubrication providers, CAD/CAM software companies and of course the cutting tool manufacturers have all been involved. Various cutting tools have been developed down the years, resulting in vastly improved cycle times. Next in the spotlight was the finishing process and as demand increased for lightweight components with higher surface finishes (Ra), more challenges arose. Just concentrating on tools for finishing, the most suitable tools were endmills with corner radii or ball nose endmills; with the latter being the most widely used. These tools have been used on a huge variety of surfaces with cycle times subsequently being very long due to the restrictions on the tool diameter and small step down (ap) needed to obtain the required surface finish. The only way to increase the step down was to use a larger diameter tool and this proved impractical due to the limited access and potential for collisions. So, the issue had to be addressed. We needed to develop a tool that allows for a greater step down without any loss of Ra finish that can simultaneously be used in restricted areas. Understanding the concept The ball nose endmill is based on a circle with the step down being limited to the contact area of the cut. This is generally calculated as the step-down rate (ap) = 0.02XD1. For example, a 10mm diameter ball nose can achieve a step-down rate (ap) of 0.20mm. Therefore, to increase the step down by 3 times, the tool diameter would need to be 30mm, which would be expensive and impractical in most applications. However, by taking the segment of that 30mm diameter and adapting the arc to form the flute of the cutting tool known as the effective radius (Rw), the result would be a probable step down of 3 times that of the ball nose (ie 0.6mm instead of 0.2mm). CAM strategies With the new tool design, the issue moves to toolpath and strategy, as the tools need to be tilted at various angles to allow cutting contact all along the flute radius. This has meant that 5-axis machines and CAM strategies were integral to the future of the barrel tool concept. OPEN MIND Technologies was the first CAM company to develop strategies that enabled the new type of tool to be used. The conical barrel cutter was the first tool developed and integrated by OPEN MIND for its hyperMILL CAM system to enhance what the company calls it’s ‘Tangent Plane Machining’ strategy. The conical barrel tools employed in this strategy can cut machining times by up to 90% during tangent plane machining. hyperMILL’s automatic alignment and nestling of conical barrel tools is part of the company’s ‘MAXX Machining’ strategy for High-Performance Cutting (HPC). This strategy automatically supports both the geometry and collision checking of conical barrel cutters, tangential barrel cutters and lens tools. Other CAM vendors have since developed solutions to suit the tools. Comparing the barrel and the ball A recent demonstration using the MAXX Machining strategy and a Mazak i-400 with conical barrel tools supplied by Tewkesbury based Quickgrind compared a 10mm diameter ball nose tool and a conical barrel tool with a radius of 500mm on a 10mm shank. Using a small step-over strategy of 0.2mm, the ball nose tool compared poorly with the conical barrel tool, which had a 3mm step over. The result was a tool path travel distance of 100m for the ball nose tool compared to 7m with the barrel tool. The machining time with the ball nose tool was 39 minutes whereas the conical barrel tool completed the task in just three minutes. Components and features Cutting tool experts like Quickgrind are often asked where barrel tools be applied? There is no straight forward answer. Rather than thinking about what components can be machined, it is better to think about the types of components you generally machine and which features within those parts have substantial cycle times that you would like to reduce. These are some questions that may help any engineer considering barrel tools: Do you have parts that require a lot of finishing? What features take the longest time to finish? Are any features in hard to reach areas? Are there reach issues due to tool overhang or upstands? Do your machines have simultaneous 5-axis capabilities? Does your CAM software have advanced strategies for programming conical barrel cutters and lens tools? Once you have considered these questions and if you want to look further into the options, it is time to contact Quickgrind. Within a short consultation period, Quickgrind will have a good idea in how its technology can support your business. The only limitations are the physical properties of the component and the machine tool dynamics. Types of tools and how do I know which to use? Quickgrind takes the view that we never want to limit ourselves or our clients and partners by concentrating on ‘off-the-shelf’ tooling. Considering our ethos, we have applied a philosophy throughout our company of ‘Infinite Possibilities’. We have explained the basic types of tools, but the question we are always asked is: What is your range? Generally, cutting tool manufacturers publish product catalogues with a huge array of tool design types with the vast table of tool dimensions. At Quickgrind, we feel it is time for a change, it is time to cut the strings of catalogue limitations and demand the ‘right tool’ for your job. With modern machine tool technologies and CAM software, we have opportunities for continuous improvements, but this will only be restricted by the cutting tool manufactured and used. At Quickgrind, we say ‘why restrict yourself when we can make virtually any cutting you need’ to optimise your tool paths and cutting strategies. So, the considerations for barrel tools are no different in reality to any other tool in terms of dimensions. Firstly, you need to select a tool of an adequate diameter to give good strength when machining with as short an overall length and flute length as possible to generate the most secure outcome. With a barrel tool, engineers have to consider the tilt angle required and which flute radius is the most practical to achieve the desired finish and step-down rate. This will often depend upon how your CAM software operates, so you will need to contact them and understand their strategies and then contact Quickgrind for the tool design. To give engineers an outline of the sizes and possibilities that are afforded by conical barrel tools, these are a few examples and pointers: Generally, use the largest diameter and shortest length to give more stability and core strength in the tool. Flute lengths are governed by the diameter and flute radius. Ball end diameters can be made to suit your features, just remember that the barrel tool is ‘two tools in one’.  

How can MAZATROL help you increase productivity and quickly train your shop's workers? Knox Machinery's Samuel Patterson joins the podcast to discuss his experience using MAZATROL.

What can you expect to see at our September All Axes LIVE digital event? Get a sneak peek of each live demo we'll be featuring at the event in this bonus episode – and be sure to join us live on September 23!

We'll be demonstrating our next-generation MAZATROL SmoothAi CNC at our upcoming All Axes LIVE digital experience on August 11. National Applications Engineer Robin Cave gives you a sneak peek at this exclusive technology in this bonus episode of All Axes.

Learn more about the capabilities of our automation systems, including the technologies we'll be demonstrating at our upcoming All Axes LIVE digital experience on August 11, from Joe Sanders, Automation Systems Manager at Mazak.

Kevin Bates, General Manager of the Mazak Midwest Technology Center, gives an advance preview of the new VARIAXIS C-600, which will debut at our upcoming All Axes LIVE digital experience on August 11.

The humble beginnings of Vision Engineering date back to 1958 when Jaguar Racing Team mechanic Rob Freeman developed a borescope for internal inspection of race engine components without the need f...

To combat the skills gap, Westminster Tool changed its hiring process and transformed its company culture. Hillary Coombs explains how this approach requires involvement in education and outreach.

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Stories have a great way to show emotions. “A Joke” by Anton Chekhav speaks about the narrator's & Naadya’s unknown feelings for each other where in the end you will find how they ended up in their lives. कहानियाँ भाव दर्शाने का एक बहुत अच्छा माद्धम है | "एक छोटा सा मज़ाक" कथावाचक और नादिया के कुछ अन कहे जज़्बातों की कहानी है जिसमें अंत में आप पाएंगे की कैसे और कहाँ उनकी कहानी कुछ बिना कहे सुने दो अलग मोड़ पर ख़तम हुई ! Writer (लेखक )- Anton Chekhav Translation (अनुवाद ) - Anil Janvijay

Dr. Cathy Mazak is a Full Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and writing coach entrepreneur. On this episode we talked about Dr. Mazak’s work centering around writing scholarship. She coaches women on how to make writing fit within their work and family schedules. Dr. Mazak ascribes to the belief that academia is a white, male patriarchal institution that was not designed with women in mind. She also shares with us how her unique coaching business on writing led her to take a leave from her teaching job—without pay—which in turn is leading to a level of financial independence she never dreamed of. Find her at https://www.cathymazak.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cathymazakcoaching/ https://twitter.com/cathymazak

Mazak's Chuck Birkle shares the five most common missteps he's witnessed jobs shops make during this tenure in the industry and offers tips for avoiding them.

How does manufacturing benefit from women's increasing involvement in the industry? Courtney Ketchie Silver of Ketchie Inc. describes the positive impacts of diversity in manufacturing.

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What's the current state of manufacturing? Mazak President Dan Janka shares his thoughts on where we are as an industry and where we're heading after the COVID-19 pandemic.

On this weeks MTD Podcast, Paul Jones and Joe Reynolds are joined by Mazak's Ian White who talks about the business and their laser technology in-particular. Some of the information that comes o...

On this weeks MTD Podcast, Paul Jones and Joe Reynolds are joined by Mazak’s Ian White who talks about the business and their laser technology in-particular. Some of the information that comes o...

On this weeks MTD Podcast, Paul Jones and Joe Reynolds are joined by Mazak’s Ian White who talks about the business and their laser technology in-particular. Some of the information that comes out during this interview will surprise you, and the technology that Mazak produce in the laser world is market-leading. This 12 minute show is a must for any fabricator or any engineer looking to learn about the market.

Mazak's Chuck Birkle discusses how shops can mitigate their risk during periods of uncertainty through investments in Multi-Tasking machines and technology.

How can reshoring help us overcome major supply chain disruptions? Teelin chats with Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser to learn how your shop can adapt to the changing market.

How do tariffs affect your supply chain? Teelin chats with Pat McGibbon and Amber Thomas from The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) about recent trade negotiations with China and how they'll impact your shop.

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To retain a position as a successful subcontract manufacturing business for more than 60 years is an achievement. But, to be an industry leader and innovator, like Pope & Meads, is something that has required significant investment. In the last three years, the company has invested in 8 new machine tools, all being optimised by cutting tools from ISCAR. 

The Hertford Company manufactures very high-quality components and assemblies for the aerospace, defence, medical, automotive and scientific instrument industries. Differentiating its quality and precision from other subcontract companies, 50 employee Pope & Meads has an ISO Class 7 Clean Room as well as ISO: 9-20001 S-C: twenty-one and are working towards their AS: 9100 accreditation. So, when the company invested in a Star S-R-32-J sliding head, Mazak 250-Q-S-M and three-hundred-M-Y turning centres plus two 4-axis Mazak V-C-N 430 A machining centres and three Hurco V-M-10s and a V-M-20 machining centre, in less than three years, it needed to ensure its cutting tools were capable of maximising the output on its new investments. 

Commenting upon this, Pope & Meads Director, David Williams says: “A few years ago, we set-up an engineering team with the specific remit of bringing a completely fresh approach to our facility to reduce waste, enhance quality and improve production methods. This team has been instrumental in our improvements in efficiency and productivity, we had to change machining strategies – closely looking at how to reduce set-ups through workholding and tooling strategies to improve our throughput and quality.”

“We had been using ISCAR tooling for more than 6-years through a third-party supplier, but the supply chain was lacking the technical expertise to really deliver the changes we needed. As a long-term user of ISCAR products, we knew the quality and diversity of the product ranges was beyond reproach, but it was the technical support we really needed to reap all the benefits of the cutting tools. So, two years ago we went direct to ISCAR and we haven’t looked back since.”

By working directly with Birmingham based ISCAR, Pope & Meads had gained a ‘technical partner’ that invited the subcontractor to regular technical seminars to grasp an understanding of the latest innovations. Supporting the seminars, ISCAR provided comprehensive training and support that importantly for Pope & Meads, included a complete review of machining strategies.

Recalling one of the first projects that ISCAR were involved with, David Williams says: “One of the first jobs ISCAR engineers were involved in, was a magnetically sensitive component for a high-precision electron microscope. The large Swedish Iron billet is a regular job with a quantity of three-hunred-off per year and the ISCAR team initiated a change of tools that instantly reduced the roughing cycles from 3 hours to less than one.”

The microscope part required a tapered bore with an outer bore diameter of 200mm tapering at 30 degrees to an internal bore seat diameter of 46mm with a depth of 146mm. The previous process required drilling and subsequent time consuming internal boring operations with depths of cut minimised to avoid disrupting the magnetic properties of the sensitive parts. However, the ISCAR application team demonstrated their ingenuity by researching the magnetic properties of Swedish Iron and this enabled them to completely change the cutting parameters of the drilling process. The 40mm indexable drill with ISCAR’s I-C-908 grade inserts was introduced with a massively increased feed rate. Increasing the feed rates from 0.028 mm/rev to 0.1 mm/rev, the Mazak 250-Q-S-M turning centre increased the turret feed from 28 to 95 mpm. This subsequently increased the Material Removal Rate from 35 cm3/min to over 120 cm3/min The result was a cycle time reduction from 353 seconds per hole to 103 seconds – an entire four minutes per part.

Whilst this performance was undoubtedly impressive, it was a 15-percent insert cost reduction that was amplified by the fact that the new ISCAR I-C-nine-zero-eight inserts had 4-edges. This was compared to the previous competitor product with 2-edges, and that further impressed from a financial standpoint. Despite the combination of reduced cycle times, reduced tooling costs and economy being impressive; when combined with the increase in tool life – that was when the benefits became genuinely staggering. The ISCAR drill outperformed its competitor by extending tool life from 15 to 25 parts per insert edge. So, the ISCAR drill not only reduced cycle times by 4 minutes per part, it also reduced the cost per part by £3.75, a 70-percent saving. However, the drill was only the first step to producing the internal bore. Following the drilling operation, ISCAR introduced its ISO-Turn A-thirty-two-S boring bar with a CNMX insert geometry with ISCAR’s I-C-six-zero-fifteen grade. Tasked with internally turning the 30 degree bore, the ISCAR application engineers increased the cutting speed from 130 to 160 mpm and the spindle speed from 460 to 560 RPM compared to the previous tool. Increasing the Depth of Cut from 2mm to 2.42mm, the Material Removal Rate increased from 79 cm3/min to 120 cm3/min – once again outperforming the previous supplier. To emphasise the benefits of the ISCAR boring line, for a batch of 26 parts the tooling cost was 10% lower, the cycle time was reduced by 39 hours from 123 to 84 and the cost reduction per batch equated to a saving of £1,940! The combination of the ISCAR drill and C-N-M-X boring line is reducing machining times by 16 minutes per part, purely on the cone-shaped bore.

Reducing machining times and set-ups is a critical factor for Pope & Meads, as the company often works to part tolerances of plus-or-minus 3-microns with completed assemblies often having a plus-or-minus 5-micron tolerance. Discussing the types of work undertaken at Pope & Meads and the emphasis on capacity, David Williams says: “Manufacturing high-precision parts and assemblies from nickel-iron, titanium, In-connell seven-one-eight and other challenging materials for aerospace and scientific projects, really isn’t the type of work you can subcontract out to external vendors. Added to this, we are on 24/7 call-out for some of our customers, so sufficient capacity is critical to our success. Along with the new machine tool investments, ISCAR has been instrumental in ensuring we can meet these capacity demands.”


The Benefits of a close relationship “By developing a good working relationship with ISCAR, our engineering team is now looking to adopt ceramic tooling products for the first time. During early trials, the new ISCAR ceramic turning lines are capable of increasing our machining speeds from 38mm/min to over 115mm/min when roughing in-connell 718. This really is a ‘step-change’ in our machining strategies, something we wouldn’t have considered without the expert advice of ISCAR engineers. We are still in the infancy with trails, but the results have been outstanding.”

Currently undergoing a trial phase on a scanning component for the semi-conductor industry, Pope & Meads is tasked with machining 336 parts per year, with volumes expected to rise to over 500 in subsequent years. 

By changing out the existing ISCAR CMNG 12047 TF IC-806 insert grade and replacing it with the ISCAR ISO-TURN RNGN 120700-T I-S-350 the performance improvements have initially been staggering. ISCAR has increased the cutting speed from 191 to 573 R-P-M with a feed rate increase from 38 to 114.9 millimetres-per-minute. This has reduced the machining time from 26 minutes to just over 8 minutes. Furthermore, the double-sided ceramic insert grade is destined to reduce tooling costs whilst improving productivity rates.

ISCAR’s Area Sales Manager, Mr Dave Thompsell says: “Ceramic tooling requires a step-change in machining strategies and customers need to adopt completely new philosophies. For example, Inconel seven-one-eight is generally machined with C-N-M-G insert grades at 40-50 meters-per-minute, we are applying ceramic button inserts at over 180 meters-per-minute with a feed rate of 0.25 millimetres-per-revolution. It is these parameters that are creating the huge benefits for Pope & Meads.”

“As part of the machining strategy, we initially hit the part with a C-N-M-G insert to create an entry angle of 35 to 45 degrees. This is because ceramic tooling is sensitive to impact and intermittent cutting. We then radially enter the part with the ceramic button tool and during the cycle, we continually vary the depth of cut to prevent notching. By introducing these strategies, we are witnessing huge productivity gains and we are excited about introducing additional new lines to this part, and many others at Pope & Meads. Despite being a company that is over 60 years old, the refreshing approach to machining strategies and cutting tools will allow ISCAR to deliver significant benefits to this great company,”

In this episode of the MTD Podcast, the team discuss how to design, manufacture and sell a machine tool that is built in the UK. MTD was fortunate enough to visit Mazak's European HQ in Worcester...

In this episode of the MTD Podcast, the team discuss how to design, manufacture and sell a machine tool that is built in the UK. MTD was fortunate enough to visit Mazak’s European HQ in Worcester...

In this episode of the MTD Podcast, the team discuss how to design, manufacture and sell a machine tool that is built in the UK. MTD was fortunate enough to visit Mazak’s European HQ in Worcester where they met a number of the management team.

Dr. Thomas Kurfess, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, shares his thoughts on the future of smart manufacturing.

Mike Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America, joins Teelin to discuss how shops can benefit from automating their operations.

What will the factory of the future look like? How can shops use the digital connectivity technology available now to dive deeper into their operations and enhance their productivity? Teelin chats with Cisco's Bryce Barnes on these topics and more.

New Year, New Investment, New Materials, Same Challenges... A review of the aerospace industry in January 2020 can be summarised in three parts: big themes, new technology investment and new materials. Will Stirling reports... THE FIGHT IS ON FOR UK WING MANUFACTURE Airbus has expressed a more upbeat tone about the company’s long-term UK prospects since new chief executive Guillaume Faury said that expertise in the UK supply chain is critical to Airbus. Before then, uncertainty over a possible no deal Brexit had fed speculation about the future of wing manufacture in Britain. The manufacture of narrow body aircraft in the next five to 10-years will have to change to keep up with demand. There's the need to deploy new technologies such as next generation engines, composite wings and automated production and assembly, and the UK has competition here. With Airbus sites in France, Germany and Spain keen to take wing manufacture from Britain, Airbus in Broughton and Bristol must fight and invest in all of the above to retain its wings ‘global centre of excellence’ position. Spirit AeroSystems bought the wing manufacturing division of Bombardier in Belfast last year, which had previously used research funding, Queen’s University Belfast and local SMEs to develop a patented resin transfer-injection process for composite wings. This is the kind of innovation Britain will need to take further to retain its wing making as competitors circle. Airbus is benefiting from Boeing’s crisis following the grounding of Boeing’s popular 737 Max after two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 – orders for the rival Airbus 320neo overtook the 737 in 2019. Airbus is pushing for “rate 60” – that's the manufacture of 60 completed aircraft per month – for its single aisle models in 2020, the main driver of which is fuel efficiency as airlines seek to replace legacy aircraft with cleaner Max and Neo versions. Linked to this is jet engine design and, in the UK, the big story is Rolls-Royce’s next generation Advance and UltraFan engines. These programmes are high performance, high temperature, more efficient fuel burn engines for the next 20-30 years’ service. They represent the first time in 20-years that Rolls-Royce has changed its main engine architecture, a radical move in the jet engine world. New features such as a lightweight CTi fan system, hybrid ceramic bearings, advanced high OPR cycles, and high torque density shafts are designed into Advance. Rolls-Royce procurement has gone worldwide to find new suppliers for components made in these materials with such aggressive delivery schedules. UK suppliers need to tick many technology and delivery boxes to be in with a chance. THIS NEW ‘HIGH VOLUME’ SECTOR PRIORITISES THE BEST MACHINES As aircraft manufacture hits rate 60 and aims to reach rate 90 and above in the next few years, subcontractors serious about aerospace have to invest. A trend, albeit anecdotal without figures on individual machine type sales volumes, is that more precision engineering companies are buying high performance, multi-turret and multi-pallet machines for high productivity – often with automated pallet loaders. Followers of www.mtdcnc.com will see plentiful evidence of this. Coker Engineering in Taunton does high volume work in hard materials and has invested in a DMG Morry NZX 2000 triple turret machine to handle some big batch work, According to Managing Director Giles Throup this proves why high capacity machines are now essential for subbies serious about aerospace He says “This machine can run 18 to 20 hours a day, making prismatic parts not conventional turned parts, with a minimum amount of manual input. With 12000rpm on the driven tool, we run end mills on this harder than on some of our VMCs.” The company also bought a DMG Morry NX4000 with an RPS pallet changer. “We soon had it clocking 120-hours a week, but it only requires 15-20 hours of labour per week,” Giles says, and that's a point echoed by Rab Duncan at Contract Solutions, a subcontractor in Cupar, Scotland. The busy firm bought a new multi-pallet Matsuura MAM72 for increased capacity. The winning point for the MAM seventy-two is it can take five or six jobs at the same time, with storage space for many tools and several pallets per job. Unlike its other Matsuura machines, which can run 24/7 with automated loading, the MAM can process several different jobs in sequence with no manual intervention. These advanced machines are helping companies with skills shortages. The MTD video on this story, paraphrasing Rab’s comment “Manpower in Scotland is an issue, we had to automate” has received over 2,200 views, showing that this point is a hot topic. Business was dominated by uncertainty during 2019 with political inertia over Brexit forcing some companies to hit the investment brakes. However AE Aerospace opened a new 16,500ft factory at Network Park, Birmingham in July, and has spent £1.25 million over 12-months on six new Mazak 5-axis machines. Regarding 2020 Managing Director Peter Bruch says: “Following the general election result, we now have a parliament that ‘works’, we also have ‘certainty’ that we will leave the European Union on the 31st January 2020 and enter trade negotiations. Although it isn’t yet certain when we will complete the transition period, there does now seem to be a plan and it is unlikely that Parliament will descend into the tactics of the past 3.5 years.” Peter expects a big increase in demand and investment as a result. On trade Peter adds: “The aerospace industry is generally tariff free, and won’t be adversely affected by a move to WTO rules in the event that a trade deal with the EU can’t be signed by the end of 2020. However, in the absence of a deal being signed, it is very simple for both parties to agree a ‘no tariff – no quota’ deal based on everything we currently do. The only barrier is the political will to make this happen.” GET USED TO NEW MATERIALS The biggest trend in manufacturing in aerospace is light-weighting to reduce fuel burn and build costs, and a key pillar of this is new materials. Titanium is strong but expensive and it’s also wasteful to remove up to 95% of material from a billet to produce a machined part, even with swarf recycling. Universities and companies are working on new alloys and materials all the time. In November, the BCAST Centre, for liquid metal research at Brunel University hosted a conference on aluminium for aerospace and it believes the evolution of new aluminium alloys is essential for the aerospace industry. It said: “there is scope to expedite this evolution through cross-sectoral knowledge transfer using materials development and process optimisation, with the automotive industry manufacturing processes and technology becoming increasingly relevant in the context of increased aerospace production rates.” Additive manufacturing is getting more mainstream and UK-based researchers are perfecting methods for making very large aerospace structures. In 2019, Cranfield University’s Welding Engineering and Laser Processing Centre won a £6 million EPSRC grant to develop the next generation of ‘Directed Energy Deposition additive processes’. The project target is to manufacture at 8kg/hour net shape in titanium, to a specific
shape with no post-processing and proven full integrity. Centre lead Professor Stewart Williams says “The build rate is nearly one order of magnitude higher than current AM techniques, and uses our novel patented Multi Energy Source concept.” Outside of metals, composite materials are likely to have a big 2020 as the aerospace industry seeks to use more of these lighter but strong materials in airframes and parts. Subbies that can fabricate in both metals and composites, ideally with some additive capability, and can deliver quickly, are well positioned for aerospace in the medium term.

How can you make the IoT a reality in your shop? Teelin discusses the connected factory and the technology that can build scalable digital solutions in shops with Bryce Barnes from Cisco Systems.

Paul, Gio, Joe and Lyndsey all discuss the Mazak Open House highlights and cover their experiences and the innovative products they have introduced to the market. Some of the machines showcased inc...

Paul, Gio, Joe and Lyndsey all discuss the Mazak Open House highlights and cover their experiences and the innovative products they have introduced to the market. Some of the machines showcased inc...

Paul, Gio, Joe and Lyndsey all discuss the Mazak Open House highlights and cover their experiences and the innovative products they have introduced to the market. Some of the machines showcased included the three different variants of SMOOTH CNC was on display at the event – SmoothX, SmoothG and SmoothC – controlling a number of different machine tools, from entry-level machines to full 5-axis, with many others. The Yamazaki Mazak Open House showcased a 22-strong machine line up, each capable of taking their place in the factories of the future. The event, was held held between 22-25th November at the company’s European Technology Centre in Worcester.

Specialising in precision engineering and optical systems, Loesch T-P-L Feinwerktechnik was founded in 1950 in Darmstadt.   With a workforce of ten and an annual turnover of €2m Euros, LOESCH T-P-L is a source of ideas as well as a supplier to major machinery manufacturers. At the company’s production facility, complex parts are machined with impeccable accuracy and the Mazak VCN 530C VMC stands out for its efficiency.   This is credit to the addition of a two-axis C-N-C rotary table from pL LEHMANN that allows the machine to undertake full five-sided machining. Loesch's product range covers three main areas that includes testing equipment for the automotive industry; handling devices and components for plasma powder and laser cladding and measuring and testing equipment for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and chemical industry.   Managing Director Michael Loesch says: “We are more than just a metal-cutting service provider.   We are best described as an innovative partner of various renowned enterprises, primarily supplying ideas, developments and our own products.   Our know-how in these areas is extensive, and we not only apply it to the manufacture of parts, but also to their mechatronic requirements.   Of course, metal cutting is a core competence because all complex parts are manufactured in-house.” The company's ground floor houses six Mazak CNC machines.   “We've had close ties with this manufacturer since 1979.   Back then, my father, the founder of our company, ordered the first Mazak lathe.   Further lathes and machining centres were added over the years, and we have always happily relied on Mazak's technical advice, delivery and customer care.” The latest addition, a 3-axis VCN 530C VMC has been purchased and its potential has been enhanced by the addition of a C-N-C rotary table combination from pL LEHMANN to facilitate 5-axis machining.   LOESCH T-P-L decided that for efficiency reasons the C-N-C rotary table was the most suitable addition.   Using five-axis milling and drilling technology, Michael Loesch realises benefits for many workpieces from across the entire range of customers.   He says“In general, all parts can be manufactured on a 3-axis machine.   However, this requires special clamping fixtures for angled surfaces and bores.   Additionally, multi-sided machining always requires the re-clamping of parts in different positions.   This costs time and is detrimental to accuracy. From a technical and economic point of view, 5-axis machining is beyond compare.” The reason for the configuration is because a 5-axis machine was not an option for Michael Loesch:   “Rocker-mounted rotary tables are usually rather small, or we would have had to spend a lot of money for a correspondingly larger machining centre.   For us, the Mazak VCN extended by the Lehmann rotary/tilting table is the perfect solution.   It even leaves enough room to accommodate two more vices on the machine table, thus providing further clamping options for simpler workpieces or the sixth side.” This type of solution also entails interfering edges that require a raised fixture for the workpiece or at least long tools.   These both reduce stability, promote vibration and ultimately reduce precision and machine performance.   Moreover, a 3+2-axis solution is less expensive while offering greater flexibility.   With the Mazak VCN 530C, Michael Loesch and his team of metal-cutting experts are convinced to have found the most productive vertical machining centre solution.   Cycle times are very short thanks to the high feed rate of 42 m/min, excellent acceleration/deceleration and quick tool changes of just 2.8 s.   Durable linear roller guides ensure consistent machining accuracy along all axes.   The machine was specified with a 40-tool magazine, an 18’000rpm high-speed spindle and a Knoll 70 bar high-pressure coolant system, reducing machining times for deep-hole drilling by up to 90%. For LOESCH, the 1300 x 550 mm table was of particular importance as it can fit the C-N-C rotary table from pL LEHMANN and still provide enough space for two vices of size 125.   Supported by the rotary table specialists from Switzerland and German sales and service partner IVO Oesterle, the team selected the two-axis model T1 TOP2.   “The Swiss quality won us over at the first presentation. With regard to performance and suitability for digitalization and Industry 4.0, we did not consider any of the alternatives.” 3D-CAD data of the C-N-C rotary table were submitted to the team beforehand, so a matching workspace concept could be worked out in the in-house CAD system.   The two-axis LEHMANN rotary table T1 TOP2 is 711mm long, 301mm wide and 250mm high.   It clamps workpieces of up to 340mm in diameter.   Michael Loesch says “That's more than enough because we mainly process small to medium-sized workpieces at about 150mm".   A torsionally rigid overall system was a key requirement, so the decision was made for a clamped counter-bearing.   He says “Besides copper, brass, aluminium and bearing metals, we often process stainless steels that cannot be roughed without this option.” To this effect, a clamping torque of 800Nm in the 4th axis and up to 4’000Nm in the 5th axis was a convincing feature.   Also, precision is a core value at LOESCH.   The indexing accuracy solution specified by pL LEHMANN of +/- 17 arc second and +/- 21 arc second (4th and 5th axis) as well as the average repeat accuracy positions of +/- 2 arc second, correspondingly, was verified by the metal-cutting experts on site using a calibration cube.   The result exceeded the specifications. In practice, the high positioning speed of the rotary/tilting table is another great benefit. Michael Loesch is very satisfied with his investment:   He says “Thanks to the Mazak VCN 530C and the two-axis rotary table from pL LEHMANN, we have achieved significant time savings and reduced the effort required for re-clamping, thereby freeing up our machine operators to take care of other tasks.”

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Following a management buy-out in 2014, Bright Engineering has flourished with business turnover almost doubling in the last two years and over £1m spent on machine tools in the last 18 months. The Lancashire subcontract manufacturer that produces precision components, sub-assemblies and supply chain management solutions is having somewhat of a purple patch, which can be attributed to its business strategy, highly energetic team and a continuous investment strategy. Producing components for the aerospace, defense, semi- conductor and electronic industries to name a few, the solution provider to high-tech industry sectors has also invested in CAM software from Autodesk. The Nelson based machine shop has no fewer than 17 CNC machines from the likes of Mazak, Doosan and Citizen with capability ranging from twin-pallet horizontals, mill/turn twin-spindles and sliding head turning centres right down to more conventional CNC machine tools. All these machine tools are now driven more efficiently, thanks to Autodesk’s FeatureCAM software. The Managing Director of Bright Engineering, Mr Jon Hoyle, says: “Since we invested in Autodesk, we’ve been able to grow our order book by over 100% and even in the last 12 months in a more uncertain climate, we’ve grown our order book by 20%. Throughout this, Autodesk has been there for us as a partner and this is really what we were looking for when we were choosing our next CAD/CAM software supplier.” “We first came across Autodesk a few years back at the Southern Manufacturing trade show and then we followed this by meeting the Autodesk team at the Mazak Open House event. That is where we had our first proper introduction to Autodesk and some of its packages like FeatureCAM.” “One of our biggest challenges as a business is reacting to the demands of customers in a timely manner. We are building long-term agreements in a number of sectors, which is helping, but we still need to be reactive in certain markets. Getting the right skills, capacity and technology is the biggest challenge. We are using FeatureCAM ultimate as our main CAD/CAM solution and this is supporting us in tackling these challenges,” continues Mr Hoyle. Continuing the positive reference to Autodesk, Production Director at the AS: 9100 (rev D) and ISO: 9001 business, Mr Nigel Jenkins says: “Now that we have the FeatureCAM software, it enables us to program parts, plan our workflow and pre-plan our tooling configurations a lot quicker than we previously could with our old system. Generally, it’s a lot easier to use and staff are finding it a lot faster to pick-up, learn and integrate with.” “We can verify our models and the toolpaths very quickly before we put it into the machine, hence avoiding any potential collisions. The tool processing on the CAD/CAM package and the actual tool pass offers us more flexibility on how we tackle the job compared to how we previously have. So, depending upon the tools available, the vices and workholding and even the machines that are available, FeatureCAM enables us to change around quickly and flexibly.” Affirming this, Mr Jenkins continues: “Autodesk has helped us to produce a particular marine part by generating programs very quickly as well as creating tooling and planning sheets that our engineers and setter/ operators can pre-plan and get things in place before the material is even ready to go on the machine. FeatureCAM enables us to take a model of the part and also create models around the part for fixtures and workholding. We can also use those models and produce the parts on other machines whilst one machine is doing something else. We can also use FeatureCAM to verify and cut the part to ensure there are no collisions on the machine. In all, the step by step cycles are taken up in one large chunk, whereby the machine is left available for other parts and the time from actually programming to cutting the parts is significantly reduced.” When asked why Bright Engineering made the decision to invest in FeatureCAM, Bright Engineering’s Production Manager, Mr Andy Webb was quick to explain: “FeatureCAM offers a range of useful programming tools to help our engineers create NC code quickly. Our team was particularly impressed with the Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) functionality, as it allows them to produce toolpaths really quickly. We start by defining some simple machining rules that determine how we like to work. This includes things like the tools we are using, the materials we’re cutting, the machines we use and how we like to cut certain features. FeatureCAM then applies the templates to automatically identify all of the slots, pockets, bosses and holes on the job and produce all of the necessary NC programs in just a few minutes. This is something that could have taken us hours with our legacy system. Not only are the programs produced quickly, the use of these templates means we have more consistency. This results in safer, more efficient and predictable production on the shop-floor.” To emphasise this point further, Mr Jenkins continues to explain: “Historically, a job would take 3-4 days to programme, get the material and put into the machine and cut the part. Now, what we do is get ready for the part and produce the fixtures quite simply on a lesser machine. Then we are fully prepared and capable of making the original part within a couple of hours from programming. So, the set-up and programming time is reduced by 50%. The actual cycle time on the machine is probably reduced by around 30% because of the FeatureCAM programming.” Looking toward the future, MD Mr Hoyle continues: “In the near future, we have a number of investments in mind. We’ve recently purchased a twin-pallet Mazak Variaxis machine and we’re looking forward to working with our supply chain to get that off the ground. We’ll be looking to FeatureCAM to really drive the benefits of that machine. That is likely to result in more seats of software and more collaborative work with people like Autodesk.”  “What Autodesk has now offered us is the closest thing to a turnkey package in collaboration with the machine tool builder. So, over a period of months, Autodesk have been working very closely with one of our engineers and the machine tool builder to help us get a very crucial aerospace contract up and running in a swift and timely manner.” “Over the last few months, we have seen some really impressive set-up time reductions and improvements to programming. We have seen upward of 50% efficiency in how long it takes for us to program a part. Further to that, Autodesk has also helped us to remove bottlenecks from our programming and setting processes. So, previously with the legacy system we were using, we had very few staff capable of programming complex parts. Autodesk has been a springboard for us with FeatureCAM. We are getting apprentices involved in programming and really moving the business forward and this is allowing us more scalability, so we can expand for the future,” concludes Mr Hoyle.

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How can we prepare for the growing trend of advanced digital manufacturing? Teelin discusses adaptive learning and smart machining with Dr. Tom Kurfess, chief manufacturing officer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Mike Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America, joins us to discuss the many ways automation can enhance uptime and quality.This episode is a sneak preview of one of the keynote speakers who will be presenting at DISCOVER 2019 event, which is taking place November 5-7 and 12-13 at our campus in Florence, Kentucky.

On today’s episode, the MTD team records live from Mazak’s 'Mazak Live' event at their European headquarters in Worcester, after a long day of inspecting innovating machinery from Mazak and discussing personal highlights of the event and new equipment on display. The talk of the show was Mazak’s new HCN five-axis machine, which was not only mechanically advanced in the sense of having one the fastest jerk rates on the market with a power of 30,000rpm alongside 80kw, but also accompanied with a captivating visual design which Mazak said was customer inspired. The trio also discussed the biggest changes and advancements at the Yamakazi show since last year, other powerful machinery present and Mazak’s unique marketing schemes which lead the to customer loyalty and involvement with the brand. 

This week on MakingChips, Jason asks Jim whether or not you really need a 5-axis machine. Every manufacturing company owner has to determine the right time to add a new piece of machinery to his or her shop. That decision isn’t always easy. More often than not, there are multiple good options that leave the leader with the daunting task of determining the best choice. Jim explains to Jason his rationale for a recent purchase making decision for Carr Tool and Machine and gives advice for making a big purchasing. Hear all that and more on this episode of MakingChips. Connect with us:www.MakingChips.com/contact 2 main factors that can help you make decisions about machinery When considering a big purchase of machinery for your shop, the decision largely depends on two factors. The first factor is what you currently make. Know your current customer demand and your ability to meet that demand. If you are having trouble with turn-around or customers are continually leaving your business because you can’t meet their demand, it might be time to upgrade to a new piece of machinery. The second factor is how will your company grow in the future. Considering what technology you need to integrate into your company to allow for growth and expansion will help you make a wise purchase. Buying a 5-axis machine should be a need-based purchase After originally planning to buy a 5-axis machine last summer, Jim recently purchased a 4-axis Mazak 500mm twin table horizontal machining center with full fourth axis machining capability. He explains that while he was unable to complete the deal on the 5-axis machine the 4-axis machine has served him well. He has been able to meet customer needs with the 4-axis horizontal machine. Jim also expressed that he hasn’t had the need for a 5-axis machine. When considering a machine tool purchase, Jim advises letting need be a key determining factor. Buying a piece of equipment that you already have a need for ensures that you get an immediate return on your investment. How to make a good purchasing decision It is difficult to balance the tendency to resist change with moving forward too quickly. The danger is that you purchase a piece of machinery that won’t give you a quick return on investment. It is wise to introduce technology incrementally. Jim encourages leaders to utilize the wisdom and experience of your team to help make educated decisions for your company. He also suggests reaching out to your customers to see if they need the kind of work that would justify purchasing a 5-axis machine. Will a 5-axis machine make or break your company? Not having a 5-axis machine will not keep Carr Machine and Tool from being competitive in the long run. While Jim chose not to buy the 5-axis machine yet, he will definitely be looking to purchase one in the near future. Knowing the plan for future growth and expansion gives Jim a head start in finding the skilled labor or training current employees so that they can run the machine effectively. Jim and Jason would love to hear from you. Have you purchased a 5-axis machine? If so why? Here’s The Good Stuff! It is better to have a well placed fan than having an oscillating fan Buying new technology requires you to balance risk and reward JIm shares his excitement about a new relationship with an aerospace customer Manufacturing News: Machine Metrics shares shocking machine utilization numbers Jim shares his reasons for deciding not to buy a 5-axis machine Though it wasn’t a 5-axis Carr Machine and Tool did add a new piece of equipment in the shop Buying a machine should be based on the production needs you currently have Jim shares the impact of 5-axis machines could have for his company Jason and Jim ask for your feedback about 5-axis machines Tools & Takeaways Machine Metrics http://IMTS.com Connect With MakingChips www.MakingChips.com On Facebook On LinkedIn On Instagram On Twitter On YouTube Subscribe to Making Chips on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or Spotify

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"My first clue that we need to do something different is when I hear that we’ve done it this way for 20 years.” - Jeff Rizzie Hello Metalworking Nation! We are glad to have you back for another episode of MakingChips. We have an exciting episode in store for you today as we welcome back Jeff Rizzie, Sr. Manager of Business Development at Sandvik Coromant. Jeff is a veteran in the manufacturing industry. Starting in the early 80s’ as a machinist and working through various roles on the shop floor, he segued into various technical and strategic leadership roles for the major players – Sandvik Coromant, Mazak and Emerson Electric. Jeff joints us for a robust conversation about the future of manufacturing, as he introduces Sandvik's new open platform, The CoroPlus. We also get a chance to talk with Chuck Rigali of Alro Steel, as he stops by our MakingChips Studio. Other topics of discussion in this episode include our future trip to Sacramento, what manufacturers do with their data, the different ways we consume information, and what a state's favorite car says about who they vote for. In Manufacturing News, Jim and Jason share two different articles about GM, which leads to a discussion on the state of the media. Episode Structure: [01:10] - Chuck Rigali of Alro Steel [05:45] - Approaching 100 Episodes [07:00] - Manufacturing News (Jim) [11:06] - Manufacturing News (Jason) [14:20] - Newspaper & Coffee [16:43] - Sacramento Interview [17:40] - Welcome Back Jeff Rizzie [21:20] - Jeff’s Role at Sandvik [24:06] - Introducing “CoroPlus” [26:55] - CoroPlus Tool Guide [29:00] - Adveon [31:50] - Gathering Additional Data [34:25] - CoroBore Plus [35:50] - Promos 3+ [36:30] - Advanced Machining Analytics [39:11] - Doing Something with Data [42:15] - Conclusion of Episode Mentioned in this Episode: Alro Steel Chuck Rigali | LinkedIn Manufacturing News (Jim) Manufacturing News (Jason) Titan Gilroy MC074: How Digitization Will Affect Manufacturing with Jeff Rizzie"Robust" Jeff Rizzie | LinkedIn Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus® We Want to Hear From You, The Metalworking Nation: • Jim@makingchips.com • Jason@makingchips.com • Ryan@makingchips.com Telephone: (312) 725-0245

On this episode of MakingChips, we welcome back Karla Dobbeck to the show. Karla is a certified professional in Human Resource Management with over 20 years experience in many aspects of human resource management and employment law compliance issues. Karla shares some tips and tricks to help machinists elevate their resume to the next level. In manufacturing news, we talk about Tesla Motor's decision to manufacture in the United States. We speak to Brian Papke of Mazak about their booth at the upcoming IMTS 2016, and Jason lists 6 reasons why you should sign up now for our highly anticipated Make and Elevate event.     Episode Structure: [01:45] - Manufacturing News [05:08] - Electric Cars [05:56] - American Made Cars [07:34] - Make and Elevate [10:50] - Mazak at IMTS 2016 [15:36] - News at CARR Machine [17:26] - Welcome Back Karla Dobbeck [21:03] - Machinists and Resumes [23:01] - Customizing for the Job [26:20] - Cover Letter [28:55] - Application vs Resume [33:09] - Conclusion of Episode Mentioned in this Episode: Manufacturing News Make & Elevate IMTS 2016 Karla Dobbeck | LinkedIn  We Want to Hear From You, The Metalworking Nation: jim@makingchips.com jason@makingchips.com ryan@makingchips.com Telephone: (312) 725-0245

Guest:  Neil Desrosiers, Applications Engineer and Developer, Mazak. Interviewed by Senior Editor James Lorincz. SME’s Advanced Manufacturing Now talks to Neil Derosiers of Mazak about the coming digital manufacturing revolution in advance of the MC2 conference to be held April 19-21 in Dallas, Texas. Where is this Internet of Things headed and is anybody really exempt from the future of manufacturing?

Word of mouth advertising still works. It’s wonderful when a satisfied customer tells someone else about their experience with your company. But there are more options today than just relying on word of mouth. Technology and social media have created the opportunity to put your advertisements in front of the people who are most likely to buy your products or use your services. How is it possible? Through data that is collected through platforms like Facebook. In this episode of Making Chips, Jim and Jason will be discussing their experience with Facebook ads, including the results they’ve seen, the cost they paid, and why they thought it was a good idea. Listen in to get the whole story.   Getting in front of your ideal customer is easier than ever.   When a person first sets up their Facebook account they’re asked a series of questions about their interests, hobbies, work, likes and dislikes. The responses they give are more than just ways to connect them with other people. Those are data points used by the Facebook machine to organize ad campaigns for those who use the Facebook Ad platform. On top of that, every click, every like, every comment is recorded and logged as well, giving Facebook an immense amount of data on every user over time. That’s the data you could tap into by using Facebook Ads. Find out more about this amazing opportunity, in this episode of Making Chips.   Jim’s experience using Facebook ads for Carr Machine and Tool.   At one point Jim decided to try out Facebook ads and set up an ad campaign for his business, Carr Machine and Tool. He was able to target people who either worked in the manufacturing industry or were interested in machining, tools, etc. It was amazing how easily he could “drill down” into the very group of people he wanted to target to put his ads in front of them, and them only. The results? He actually had one person send him a bid opportunity because of his Facebook ads. Find out more about how Jim and Jason are planning to use Facebook Ads in the future by listening to the conversation today.   The Mazak event is almost here. Act now to be a part of this amazing event!   Mazak is a company that leads the way in the manufacture of advanced technology solutions including Multi-Tasking, hybrid Multi-Tasking, 5-axis, milling, turning, CNC controls and automation. Their upcoming event, Discover 2015 is one of the largest events held in the United States and is an educational, technology, and networking event manufacturing leaders won’t want to miss. How can you be there? Go to the Mazak website https://www.mazakusa.com/discover2015 and register for this event, coming up October 27-19, 2015, in Florence, Kentucky. Do you have a question or topic you’d like addressed on Making Chips? How about a guest you’d like to recommend?   Jim and Jason would love to hear from you so they can better craft the show to meet your exact needs. You can leave your question or make your guest suggestion by going to the Making Chips website - www.MakingChips.com/contact . Don’t be shy, the guys would love to hear from you! Outline of this episode   [1:06] The upcoming Mazak event - a valuable opportunity for networking and interaction. [3:05] Introduction of today’s topic: Advertising your Machine Shop on Facebook [5:31] Jim’s experience posting ads on Facebook for Carr Machine and Tool. [7:38] How Facebook ads work to target who gets to see the ad. [9:25] Who Jim targets with his Facebook ads. [10:44] The amazing ways Facebook ads can be nuanced to hit your perfect customer. [11:43] The importance of using images when creating Facebook ads. [13:48] What is the cost of Facebook ads? [14:40] Jim’s success story from using Facebook ads. [16:25] How Jason would use Facebook ads and what his goals would be. [17:56] The Making Chips experiment to test the use of Facebook ads. [20:39] How to leave your info about topics you’d like Jim and Jason to cover on Making Chips. Links mentioned in this episode   Mazak’s upcoming event - https://www.mazakusa.com/discover2015/   Making Chips episode about networking: www.MakingChips.com/10   www.MakingChips.com/contact   Or call us at 312-725-0245  

The world has changed since the days of your grandfather’s old, dusty, dingy manufacturing shop. Technology and a global economy are forcing these changes and the American manufacturing industry is changing along with it. Small manufacturers now have to compete on a global level and it’s to the advantage of all manufacturers within the United States to come together and collaborate so the U.S. manufacturing industry can remain a dominant force in the global economy. It’s to that end that a government/private sector organization, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation was born. On this episode of Making Chips Jason and Jim do their best to explain what the NNMI is, how it came about, and why it’s an important force behind the needed changes that are coming to the U.S. manufacturing industry. Collaboration for the sake of all. That’s the idea behind the creation of the NNMI. If the government can facilitate and encourage the individual manufacturers within the United States manufacturing industry to come together, share knowledge, data, and resources, and work together to increase the manufacturing capacity and ability within the nation, everyone will win. Hear how Jim and Jason are thinking about this new effort and how you can be involved, on this episode of Making Chips. One organization, many institutes with specialized areas of focus. The NNMI is focused on helping the manufacturing industry overcome the obstacles to remaining a global force in the world-wide manufacturing community. Toward that end it has created many specialized institutes. Among them are America Makes, Digital Manufacturing and Design, Lightweight Metal Manufacturing, Power America, the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing, AIM Photonics, the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, the Innovation Institute on  Smart Manufacturing, and the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Find out more about each of these on this episode. What do Jim and Jason think about the DMDII from their participation on a panel at their facility? Jim and Jason were both very impressed not only with the amount of time and money that obviously went into the event they were asked to participate in, but also in the genuine concern those putting on the event had with their input and concerns. As representatives of the smaller manufacturers in the U.S. the two had a unique perspective that those running the DMDII event were very interested in hearing. Jason and Jim are hopeful that is a good sign of the desire to truly cooperate and work together for the benefit of all manufacturers. Hear more of their impressions by listening to this episode. Do you have comments, questions, or resources you’d like to share with the Making Chips crew? Jason and Jim would love to receive your feedback, learn from your knowledge, and share it with the Making Chips community. You can connect with either of them through the website at www.MakingChips.com or call them at 312-725-0245. They’d love to hear from you and build a connection that will benefit the entire manufacturing community. Outline of this episode [1:06] The upcoming Mazak event October 27-30 and November 30-5. [2:21] Introduction of Ryan Scanlan, social media manager for the Making Chips crew. [4:20] Demystifying the NNMI. [6:03] Jim and Jason’s input through the DMDII (Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute), regarding smart manufacturing. [7:47] What the NNMI does: collaboration between government, private companies, and academics to improve the manufacturing industry. [8:40] What these sorts of partnerships could accomplish in the industry. [9:44] A vision for collaboration surrounding innovation within the manufacturing industry. [10:56] Issues surrounding time to market that the NNMI wants to address in light of the change toward a global market. [12:42] Why those manufacturing companies that are resistant and inflexible could be left behind. [13:20] The different NNMI institutes, what they are focused on, and where they are. [19:19] Jim and Jason’s impressions of the DMDII facility and their time there. [22:04] Your invitation to contact the Making Chips crew with your thoughts and ideas. Links mentioned in this episode Mazak’s upcoming event - https://www.mazakusa.com/discover2015/ www.Manufacturing.gov Workshops for Warriors - http://workshopsforwarriors.org/ www.MakingChips.com/contact Or call us at 312-725-0245 Tweets you can use to tell others about the episode Government - private cooperation in the manufacturing industry? Demystifying the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation #NNMI What would happen if #manufacturers across the board could collaborate and innovate? A movement to increase #TimeToMarket speed in the @manufacturing industry #ManufacturingInnovation through cooperation, on this episode of #MakingChips

MC039: A Young Woman with Manufacturing Dreams: A conversation with Michelle Mabry   Traditionally the manufacturing industry has been dominated by the presence of men. That’s not a bad thing. But it’s not necessarily a good thing either. Today’s episode of Making Chips is a conversation with one of the many young women who are stepping into the once-male-dominated manufacturing industry and making a very positive difference. When Michelle Mabry moved to Chicago she enrolled in a welding class at a local community college and was set on fire by the wonderful skills and things she could do with a welding torch in her hand. She’s confident that she has a ton to offer the manufacturing industry. Hear her story on this episode of Making Chips.   What inspires a young woman to become a welder?   The answers to that question will be is as different as the young women you’re talking about, but for Michelle Mabry it was the way that welding could be an outlet for creativity and inspiration. She discovered that the skill of welding enables her to create things that otherwise might never come to reality, and that she could transfer those skills to others through teaching and enable them to establish a solid future when there otherwise may not be any hope. Hear more of how Michelle is using her welding experience and education to inspire others to make something great of their lives, on this episode.   Is the modern machine shop an appropriate place for women to be?   Michelle Mabry thinks so… as do the hosts of  Making Chips, Jason Zenger and Jim Carr. Modern manufacturing facilities are not your grandfather’s machine shop. By and large today’s shops are clean, technical, skill-oriented environments where women and men can work alongside each other to create the parts and machinery that keep our country running. Jason, Jim, and Michelle have a very open and candid conversation about the unique perspectives that women bring to the manufacturing industry on this episode, and you get to listen in. Why are women needed in the manufacturing industry?   A unique mindset and perspective is one of the many things women bring into manufacturing, and Jason Zenger and Jim Carr believe it’s sorely needed. Men and women are different and they feel it’s about time we utilized those differences to move the manufacturing industry forward, opening up doors of possibility that until now have gone unnoticed. With the combined insights and creativity of both sexes, manufacturing companies can innovate and grow in ways we’ve not seen yet. Hear more about how this combination of the sexes in the manufacturing industry could move things forward, in this episode.   What about you? Are you willing to take a step into a new field?   When Michelle Mabry first told people that she was going to enroll in a welding class at her local college, she hit opposition almost immediately. People took exception with her choice because she was a woman, because it wasn’t “normal” for a women to don a welding helmet and apron. But Michelle says the naysayers only fuel her determination. It’s not that she wants to be like a man, she wants to be who she is, and welding is one of the channels she uses to express her creativity and make a difference in the world. Hear Michelle’s inspiring story on this episode. Maybe it will inspire you to step out of your comfort zone and develop a new skill as well. Outline of this episode   [1:06] The upcoming Mazak event, “Mazak Discover 2015” - click to register for this incredible event. [3:12] Introduction to this episode: An inspiring story about following your passion! [3:45] Industry news - Jim’s participation on a panel discussing smart manufacturing, and Jason’s journey in working through some acquisitions for his company. [6:10] Introduction of today’s guest: Michelle Mabry. [7:50] Michelle’s move to Chicago as the catalyst that moved her into the field of welding. [9:00] What inspired Michelle about welding? [10:15] Michelle’s enrollment in a welding class: what she learned and the certifications she is earning. [14:00] Michelle’s aspirations to teach welding once she’s finished with her education. [16:02] Hopes for the future: Sculptures, encouraging others to consider their possibilities, and the desire to help others excel.) [17:56] How to get the younger generation or women interested in the manufacturing industry. [19:21] How a welding lab can breed confidence in people who otherwise might not have it. [20:26] The power of manufacturing skills to give people a new lease on life and dreams for their future. [22:04] What the average manufacturing employer is looking for. [22:43] Michelle’s “Ah Ha!” moment when she knew manufacturing was what she wanted to do. [23:20] How Michelle dealt with the naysayers. [24:16] The importance of women in the manufacturing industry. Links mentioned in this episode   Mazak’s upcoming event - https://www.mazakusa.com/discover2015/   Workshops for Warriors - http://workshopsforwarriors.org/   www.MakingChips.com/contact   Or call us at 312-725-0245   Tweets you can use to tell others about the episode   What motivates a young #woman to become a #welder?   A young #woman who became a #welder, and how she dealt with the #naysayers   Why women are vitally needed in the #ManufacturingIndustry   How #manufacturing skills can inspire and motivate people to a better more productive life   Using #welding to #inspire and #motivate others, in this episode of #MakingChips

Do you go to the bar or do you take action?  Jason and Jim will step you through 11 points to consider WHEN the recession hits the Metalworking Nation.  Yes, this subject is a bummer, but MakingChips is going to Equip Manufacturing Leaders no matter the subject. Women in manufacturing Yoda says “No!  Try not.  Do or Do Not.  There is no try” 1.      Pay attention to your cash flow – like a hawk – know the numbers. 2.      Talk to your staff and be honest about what is going on. 3.      Be honest with your partners. 4.      Know your core competency and stick to your business model. 5.      Minimize purchasing and reduce expenses – can you insource any of your services? 6.      Lower your overhead. 7.      Minimize your labor costs (OT) – make strategic decisions sooner rather than later. 8.      Realize your capacity level. 9.      Negotiate with banks. 10.   Negotiate with your landlord.   11.   Capitalize on opportunities.

Recorded at the 8th Annual Fall Conference in Grapevine TX.

Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı'nın 3-5 Kasım 2006 tarihlerinde düzenlediği “Vefa Semti: Dünü, Bugünü, Yarını” başlıklı sempozyumun üçüncü gününde, Ferda Mazak'ın Vefa esnafı özelinde tarihsel bağlamda esnafımızı anlattığı sunumdur.