To optimize your machine shop’s performance, consider the strategic and technical needs of each job before jumping straight to production, says a Seco Tools adviser.

Digital supply chains can help metalworking businesses fight back against the crunch of delayed raw material deliveries, labor shortages and spiking inflation.

Combining Kennametal’s new FBX drills, Harvey Ultra 8X indexable helical end mills and Harvi III solid carbide end mills can give machine shops the flexibility to power past older or less powerful equipment or tight workspaces.

Most machine shops need outside expertise to overcome obstacles to modernization, from insufficient institutional know-how to a shortage of cash for equipment upgrades. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership can help.

MIG welding is usually the first type of welding that people learn. Follow these five tips from industry experts to lay down the best bead possible.

Premium toolmaker OSG addresses the tradeoff between tool life and productivity, a thorny obstacle for machine shops, with its A Brand AE-N end mills that improve both.

Mitutoyo’s new EJ counters and LG100 Series linear gages combine precision measurement sensors with modular displays roughly the size of a pack of cards to provide outputs ideal for programmable logic controllers.

Three cutting tool experts explain why machining times are often longer than they should be and what you should do about it

For manufacturers willing to make the investment, circle segment cutting can reduce cycle times and increase tool life of certain CNC jobs. Here’s what you need to know.

Learn how you can use the latest techniques and technologies to optimize space on the plant floor.