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Centerless Grinding: Delivering Smooth, Round, and Accurate Parts, in Any Industry

It’s called centerless grinding. The aerospace industry uses it to make everything from landing gear pins to turbine engine shafts. Automakers use it to grind valve lifters, push rods, fuel injector needles, and much more. Medical manufacturers rely on it...

Technical School Machinery to Get Students Off to a Great Start

Maybe you’re in charge of buying technical school machinery. Engine lathes. Knee mills. Surface grinders. Machining centers. And what the heck is a CNC, anyway? If these are unfamiliar terms, you may be unsure where to start. To get you...

EV Tooling: Meeting the Automotive Industry’s Ongoing Development Cycles

Love the smell of gasoline and the sound of a well-tuned exhaust? Buckle up. Cars with internal combustion engines aren't going away quite yet, but have no doubt: the electric vehicle (EV) market is running at top speed. Car makers...

Custom Oilfield Parts: Preparing For the Demand Blowout

The demand for custom oilfield parts continues to grow. As proof, research and consulting firm Global Market Insights reports that the global oil and gas infrastructure market will reach USD 1.46 trillion by 2034. That’s roughly double its current valuation. This is why machine...

Machining Trends in 2025: Preparing for the Future

Tariffs. Political divisions. A chronic skilled labor shortage. With all that's going on today, no one can predict what’s next for manufacturing. Even so, there are several ongoing machining trends helping to shape the future for CNC machine shops, whatever...

All Aboard the eVTOL: Keep Them Flying High with Top-Notch CNC Machinery

Interested in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft? Check out the recent report from Grand View Research. It says we can expect the global eVTOL market to enjoy a compound annual growth rate of more than 50% through 2030. Given its...

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM): Much More Than Tool and Die

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) has long been a favorite of tool and die makers. Why? Because it has the ability to cut through any conductive metal, regardless of its hardness. It can also generate shapes otherwise impossible to produce, and...

Metalworking Lathes For Sale: Turning Machines Come in Many Forms

Anyone surfing the internet on the search term "metalworking lathes for sale" should take a moment to recognize British engineer Henry Maudslay. After all, he invented the first screw-cutting lathe more than two centuries ago. It wasn’t the first such...

Milling Machines For Sale: Choosing the Right One for Your Application

Type the words 'milling machines for sale' into your favorite search engine. The results probably surprise you. Manual knee mills. Universal milling machines. Combination horizontal and vertical mills. Horizontal boring mills. In addition, those aiming for higher quantities or more...

Lathes Tip: When One is Good, Why Two is Better

There are several tried-and-true secrets for running a successful machine shop.  For the Production Lead, the Machining Technology Program Instructor and the hobbyist alike, one of the simplest places to start:  buy your new equipment in duplicate.  It’s a worthy...

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