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  • Apr. 10, 2013
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    Machine Design

    Spool changer gets automated

    New automated coilers swap spools without stopping or even slowing. Controls handle two spindle servos that wind product plus three more for associated motion tasks...More
  • Mar. 7, 2013
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    Machine Design

    The future of robotics: Crowd-sourced code

    Open-source software is giving rise to emerging breeds of quasi-commercial, prosthetic, and industrial robots....More
  • Nov. 20, 2012
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    Machine Design

    3D printing for charity

    techfortrade, a London-based charity, revealed the winners of its 3D4D Challenge for the best 3D printing technology that would improve the incomes and livelihoods of people in developing countries....More
  • Oct. 3, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Die casting takes on machining

    Net-shape castings that eliminate machining operations can cut costs...More
  • Sep. 20, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Consider assemblies instead of one-piece machined parts

    Designing a part for assembly instead of machining can often boost product yield....More
  • Sep. 20, 2012
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    Machine Design

    The Basics of deep-drawn stampings

    Compared to screw-machining, deep-draw stamping can help reduce excess waste while still creating complicated shapes....More
  • Sep. 6, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Manufacturing for the masses

    DIY fabrication studios let just about anyone make just about anything...More
  • Aug. 23, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Made in the U.S.A.

    Is manufacturing in the U. S. dead and gone?...More
  • Aug. 23, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Investment casting goes digital

    A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a new way to perform investment casting. The basic process dates back thousands of years: Molten metal is poured into an expendable ceramic mold to form a part...More
  • Aug. 23, 2012
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    Machine Design

    Scanning for Ideas: Machine inserts different-sized pins in the same assembly

    For high-volume jobs, it’s easy to justify the cost of an automated pin inserter. Automation improves consistency of installation and efficiency while cutting costs and scrap. But for lowvolume tasks, or jobs that require different-size pins...More
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