How IACMI drives innovation, workforce growth, and U.S. competitiveness in the $88.7B advanced composites market through R&D, smart tech, and public-private partnerships.
Often mistaken for a "digital twin," a virtual twin is a computer model of a physical component, but is largely limited to product design and simulation. Generally speaking, it has
ERP is software that manufacturers use to track and manage quotes, sales orders, purchasing, scheduling, inventory, shipping, invoicing, and payments. Some common examples include SAP, Epicor,
It doubles spindle power, boosts rapid feed rates to 360 IPM and introduces absolute encoded servos across all axes for smoother motion, greater repeatability.
Said to have a tensile strength 100x greater than steel and boasting a wide range of industrial applications, these nanostructures are constructed of individual carbon atoms arranged in repeating
In 3D printing, CAD models must be electronically "sliced" with special software prior to the build process. Each slice represents a single layer of the printed part.
Lasers can do more than cut, weld, and fuse metal and plastic. They are also used to measure the parts that result from these different manufacturing processes or to scan them for
Methods Machine Tools has brought the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. market. The the two-turret, two-spindle NT-Flex offers speed and flexibility.
Instead of IIoT sensors sending all of their data to the cloud for storage and analysis, processing it at the device or a local server is both faster and less
Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has hired Jon Casten as vice president of aftermarket.