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There's a red, yellow, and green traffic light perched atop most CNC machine tools. It's called an Andon, a Lean tool that automotive engineers at Toyota invented as a visual

Often mistaken for a "digital twin," a virtual twin is a computer model of a physical component, but is largely limited to product design and simulation. Generally speaking, it has

Take a chunk of red-hot steel, position it between two mating dies, and apply so much pressure that the metal flows into the cavities. This improbable act is known as closed-die forging, which is

Similar to L-PBF 3D printing, EBM uses a high-powered electron beam rather than a laser to melt the metal powder. It is said to be the preferred method for building

Where most milling toolholders rely on a screw, collet, or similar clamping mechanism to grip the tool, shrink-fit uses thermally-induced compression—heat the holder until its bore expands

MOM takes MES one step further by pulling in the quality and maintenance departments, providing a comprehensive, real-time view of manufacturing operations. It's like ERP but without the front

See L-PBF. Now replace "metal" with polymer. That's SLS. It has a distinct advantage over most laser-powder-bed processes in that the parts are self-supporting and can be stacked, allowing

Sustainable manufacturers embrace "green" practices such as investing in energy-efficient machine tools, minimizing waste, reducing carbon emissions, using recyclable or recycled materials

Think of CRM as ERP for sales and customer service people. It supports contact management, sales efforts, marketing campaigns, support and service requests, and other customer-related activities.

Advances in coordinate measuring machine (CMM) technology are also helping shops boost throughput, maximize return on investment, streamline quality control processes and more.