Chromalloy opened a new specialty-machining center for finishing gas-turbine engine parts in Guaymas, Mexico. It has been operating at an adjacent location since 2009, but it broke ground in June for ...

For years, there has been an almost mystical quality associated with the word "blueprinting." Visions of Grumpy Jenkins and Ed Pink are conjured up, along with clusters of guys in white coats with ...

Advanced machining can solve many of the challenges of today’s increasingly difficult-to-produce parts such as miniaturization, part complexity, strict tolerances, thin walls, material hardness and ...

GibbsCAM’s new Porting option reportedly generates a cleaner, more efficient toolpath for faster machining, and higher quality parts. Gibbs and Associates introduced a new 5-Axis Porting option for ...

Japan’s Mitsui Seiki has developed a drilling machine for aero-engine cooling holes that combines a laser with the massive, precise construction of a high-grade mechanical tool. The company says it ...

If you have ever been racing down the straightaway at your local track and been blown away, you've probably had time to reflect on the things that you could have done better to go faster. Many times ...

The integration of adaptive machining and reverse engineering has emerged as a pivotal approach in the maintenance and regeneration of aero‐engine blades, components that are critical to both ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE KAM specializes in 3D printed metal parts, ...

Hybrid manufacturing systems like DMG Mori's Lasertec 65 DED hybrid are starting to pop up here and there with the ability both to add metal via laser deposition 3D printing, and to subtract it via ...