CNC machining a supersize gear

Millstar's EIV5 provides a unique combination of radial grind, variable helix, variable pitch and radius preparation for maximum versatility and surgical precision.

Here's a lineup of CNC machining operations. We're not sure what all the parts are, but watching them take shape is a study in elegance.

A RAS MiniBendCenter, among other machines, being operated robotically to fold complex shapes.

If you want to make the production of turned parts efficient, you need low-maintenance and fail-safe precision clamping devices that can be quickly changed over and, if necessary, also automatically loaded.

Prima Power's 15 Shelf Compact Loading System (Compact Tower): Material flow can be arranged in flexible ways to transfer parts directly to automatic bending, balance the different time requirements of bending and punching/shearing, to exit material from the system and to bring new material into it.The flexible and versatile buffering function ensures that optimum operation in terms of manufacturing cost and throughput time can always be chosen,whatever the manufacturing task at hand.

The MIG/MAG Narrow gap technology from Cloos Robotic Welding for welding thick-walled component parts. In comparison to conventional weld seam preparation, the weld seam volume can be reduced by about 60 per cent, according to the company, reducing welding time and providing a saving potential with regard to the filler material, shielding gas and power consumption. 

This video from inside a Chinese factory shows the building of intermodal shipping containers.

OSG's XOPRO WHO-Ni drill series can handle the heat when processing Nickel Alloy, Inconel 718 and other hardened steels.

Insight into Sandvik Coromant's new CoroCut QD parting off and grooving tool.

Take a video tour of a dozen of the most amazing bridges in the world.

The Welding and Employment Skills training (WEST) is a 13-week program offered by Skills for Change.

Tesla's Model 3 boasts the best technology and motor of any electric vehicle, but a team of engineers in Detroit say there’s a major flaw in the car's design that's hurting Tesla's profit margins, according to Bloomberg Television.

Prima Power's Laser Next is the new generation of 3D laser cutting systems for automotive production.

While manual labour is still a big part of building a railroad, automation has transformed the process in impressive ways.

The ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS) connects sequential processes in tool manufacturing to bank the benefits of automation and integration.