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Long ago, machinists began using "indexing tables" on manual milling machines to precisely rotate gears and other round parts for machining of the outer periphery. The modern,
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
As their name suggests, laser cutters use a high-powered laser to slice through sheet metal (and tubing) up to an inch or so in thickness. They are the go-to machine
PolyJet was developed by 3D printing company Objet Technologies, now owned by Stratasys. See material jetting for more information.
Developed by Carbon, CLIP is a "layerless" 3D printing process that, as its name suggests, builds polymer parts in one smooth, continuous motion. It is reportedly up to 100X faster
Rather than using an expensive CNC machine tool to determine cutting tool length and diameter offset values, these systems allow them to be "preset" offline, increasing productivity and
It wasn't long after personal computers made their debut that bad actors began hacking into them for nefarious purposes. Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks,
Mount a laser over a bed of metal powder, program it to trace a cross-section of a part model on the surface (thereby fusing the metal particles), then drag some
Replace the hand cranks on a knee mill or engine lathe with servo motors, then connect them to a computer that provides instructions via a special programming language (G-code, typically) and you