Nathan Abadi | Excel Capital Management | Created with the assistance of AI
AI-generated shop owner
A new CNC machining center and tending robot can unlock a full order book. For the managers, the harder calculation is how much cash the shop will need before that capacity pays...
Oct. 26, 2026
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CNC milling
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Labor shortages and rising costs are squeezing machine shops. Learn how robotic machine tending boosts utilization, improves OEE, and delivers fast ROI, without overcomplicating...
March 23, 2026
The global aerospace giant shocked the world in January when a door plug blew off a plane in flight, fulfilling many flyers’ worst nightmares. And, things have gone downhill for...
March 29, 2024
From batteries to charging stations to the actual vehicles, we take stock of our switch to electric mobility as it picks up ever more speed.
April 26, 2023
Semantic data models enhance shop-floor data by incorporating information that can be read by software - and software will evolve to rely on semantics information from manufacturing...
May 24, 2022

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CAD and CAM

Update gives estimators and CAM programmers visibility into how quotes are calculated, improving speed and consistency across shop teams.
Sept. 23, 2026
Recently introduced hyperMILL 2026 is designed to increase programming speed, machining reliability and surface quality, with advances for 2.5D, 3D, precision five-axis and mill...
July 23, 2026
Web-based module uses real-time nesting data and machine parameters, to streamline quoting, improve costing accuracy, and connect sales to production.
July 15, 2026
The newest version of hyperMILL updates core functions and brings new options that increase NC programming efficiency for 2.5D machining through to five-axis milling.
April 17, 2024

CMM and QC

MetraScan Black2 improves flexibility for shop-floor dimensional inspection, for faster and more efficient quality workflows.
Aug. 5, 2026
Hamar Laser Instruments
Hamar Laser Instruments L-703SP
A geometry- and laser-based system for quick, repeatable, and flexible surface plate calibration, with optional data tracking software that streamlines surface plate resurfacing...
July 29, 2026
A wider portfolio of inline systems includes devices with UV technology in combination with full automation for seamless, integrated workflows.
Aug. 20, 2025
The cost-effective device captures and records process parameters, including pre-programmed digital inputs – e.g., run/ idle and counting – and analog inputs, including temperature...
Feb. 5, 2025

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The Joint Strike Fighter program is now part of the Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy, extending long-range planning and organizational initiative to the prime contractor...
Nov. 2, 2026
Honeywell Aerospace will address rising demand for precision parts, and “create supply chain resilience by adding internal complex machining capability”.
Oct. 30, 2026
Boeing and Airbus anticipate steady expansion of cargo traffic and resulting increased demand for new jet freighters over the next two decades, as time-sensitive deliveries and...
Oct. 29, 2026
The manufacturing and engineering center project underway now, to start in 2027, will address growing demand for climate-control and energy systems for data centers and other ...
Oct. 23, 2026

New Products

Operators set-up and control a collaborative automation package from the CNC machine’s conversational programming/control platform.
Oct. 28, 2026
Robotic AI vision bridges robot perception and physical actions, enabling robots to see, understand, and act in real time.
Oct. 14, 2026
Three brands - Comco, Glebar, and Tridex Technology - will demonstrate complementary micro-abrasive precision and grinding technologies pr to address a broad range of industrial...
Sept. 10, 2026
Yaskawa Motoman
MOTOMAN-HC35 cobot
AI-driven robotics, collaborative solutions, and automated cells for welding, material handling, and surface finishing, highlighted by pick-and-place demonstrations.
Sept. 10, 2026