Cyber-Physical Machine Tools (CPMT) are becoming ubiquitous parts of manufacturing sectors. CPMT offer immense potentials in the current CNC machine tool through integrating the machine tool and the machining process using computation and networking to...

Ehrhardt Automation Systems' VP Pat Walsh Discusses Automation, Growth, and New Workers. Willis Ehrhardt founded Ehrhardt Tool & Die in a horse stable in St. Louis in 1937, and for the next several decades, built a reputation as a premium tool and die...

Tool changing is fully automated in machining centers, from removal until the insertion of the new tool in the spindle, and takes less than a second. To achieve maximum system effectiveness, this process must function with ultimate reliability. The...

What do you think of when you think workholding? A vise, hydraulic clamps, vacuum plates, toe clamps, magnets, glue? Absolutely, but this is only half of the equation. What about the interface between these components and the machine tool? This is...

In today’s ultra-competitive manufacturing industry, planning workholding in conjunction with a machine tool purchase has become more important than ever. Gone are the days of ordering a machine, having it installed, and then mounting whatever...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office is offering funds for projects that would allow manufacturers to use DoE's high-performance computer resources. Specifically, they are seeking projects that would have a potential impact on...