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AM Weekly Update
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Dec
28

American Machinist Weekly Update

 
In The Spotlight
An aerospace forger adopted a machine-monitoring program that offers more than process control: It has improved product set-up across multiple locations, making operations nimbler and freeing engineers to manage other tasks.
Top Stories
Against the steady wave of technological innovation, an organization's ability to assess, pilot and scale technology will remain the competitive differentiator.
The world's steelmakers continued to pare production volumes during November amid weak demand, as 2023 approaches an ending with negligible increase in tonnages.
A new proposal by Nano Dimension seeks to acquire about 78% of Stratasys that it does not presently hold, to expand its portfolio of technologies and materials for 3D printing.
Despite trailing the 2022 investment rate by more than 13%, the first summary report for Q4 has some encouraging indicators for manufacturing activity.
Marketing is an investment: You must have a plan and a budget to continue communicating your solution to people who need it.
Editor's Choice
Two new designs accept positive or double-sided inserts in SiAlON grades, for cutting diameters from 32 to 63 mm, for high-speed roughing of heat-resistant super alloy materials.
A new filter box configuration allows efficient filtration of fine chips to 80 microns, nominal, separating them from coolant, reducing downtime for tank cleaning and maintenance and improving pump, tooling, and coolant life..
 
 

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