Our frequent correspondent has delivered three useful examples of fixtures, designed in the machine shop and their effects for a specific workholding task: “In the first example, the fixture was ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

How profitable your shop will be has everything to do with the machine you buy and how you deploy it. Sponsored Content The average VMC (vertical machining center), even when it’s in cycle, isn’t ...

"Revolution" is not only the brand of a vertical machining center (VMC) from GBI Cincinnati Inc., but a description of the productivity its control makes possible. The control is available for ...

If you’re interested in making things (and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are), you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make metal parts. 3D printers are great, but have a lot ...