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A theory of constraints (TOC) term, bottlenecks are what occur when you spend hours optimizing a turning operation, only to find that the department doing the next operation can't go

AM legend has it that Stratasys founder Scott Crump invented fused deposition modeling at his kitchen table. It uses a spool of weedwacker-like plastic filament that is forced through a

Instead of making more parts than are needed and sticking them on the shelf in hopes of selling them later, manufacturers have found they can improve cash flow and avoid

When L-PBF first became commercialized, its detractors noted that the metal particles were not fully melted (only sintered), and several companies built a business on that distinction. Today, the

The (almost) universal language of CNC machine tools. It uses commands like G00 (positioning mode), G01 (linear interpolation), G02 (clockwise circular interpolation), and so on, along with

If computers were human, they would use small bits of code called algorithms to determine the shortest route to work, decide what make for dinner, and whether they should invest

A Warehouse Management System (WMS) provides more advanced warehouse functions than are generally possible with an ERP system. These include wave picking, RFID and AGV integration, environmental

The problem with metal AM is that parts need to be machined once they leave the build chamber. Hybrid manufacturing combines the two processes in a single machine, allowing the production of

If an airplane goes down due to mechanical failure, the OEM will want to know how, when, and where the at-fault component was produced, right down to the raw material used to make it. This

Back in the day, screw machines were synonymous with Brown and Sharpe, a type of high-volume automatic lathe. Since those machines are increasingly rare, the term is mostly used to