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Thread milling can present a machinist with many challenges. While thread mills are capable of producing threads with relative ease, there are a lot of considerations that machinists must make prior to beginning the job in order to gain consistent results …

Next week is the International Manufacturing Trade Show, IMTS, which is the world’s largest manufacturing trade show event. This show is huge, and the days can be long. There is so much to see that you don’t want to miss anything. So, here are some tips on how to survive IMTS 2018!

Tolerance stacking refers to the combination of various part dimension tolerances. After a tolerance is identified on the dimension of a part, it is important to test whether that tolerance would work with your tool’s tolerances …

It’s been said time and again that adding hands-on experiences in the classroom make it easier to learn and understand, especially in the worlds of manufacturing and engineering. Matias Perret is an instructor at the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, and he has used both a PCNC 770 and a PCNC 440 to give his students …

It’s been said time and again that adding hands-on experiences in the classroom make it easier to learn and understand, especially in the worlds of manufacturing and engineering. Matias Perret is an instructor at the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, and he has used both a PCNC 770 and a PCNC 440 to give his students …