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Mix tiny bits of garnet or other abrasive with water and force the resulting slurry through a 0.5 mm or smaller nozzle at 60,000 psi, and it will quite literally

When the CAD system can share information with the shop's CAM software (or its MES, MOM, PLM, etc.) it's called interoperability, a crucial component of the digital thread.

MOM takes MES one step further by pulling in the quality and maintenance departments, providing a comprehensive, real-time view of manufacturing operations. It's like ERP but without the front

Your guide to manufacturing businesses in North America.

In the early days of computing, people needed a way to get modems and other peripheral devices to communicate. The resulting RS-232 standard was popular with CNC machine tool users

Take a chunk of red-hot steel, position it between two mating dies, and apply so much pressure that the metal flows into the cavities. This improbable act is known as closed-die forging, which is

In a Smart Factory, the machine tools, equipment, robots, and software systems are interconnected, sharing data with one another and their human masters.

PLM is the keeper of every stage in a product's lifetime, from the napkin sketch to the final design, the manufacturing process and bill of material, its quality requirements, where and how

Here, all five axes (typically X, Y, Z, A, and B) on a suitably equipped machining center can be engaged simultaneously, allowing the production of complex, freeform surfaces like those

Where simple stamping dies form or punch out a part with each up and down stroke of the press, a progressive die completes it in bite-sized pieces. It gradually moves the strip of material