Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

Addman Advanced Metals has scaled from a single 3D printer to 25 while also building out a robust array of subtractive machines. In this video, find out how the shop manages its additive and ...

Double-acting pneumatic and hydraulic swing-clamp cylinders have single or double-sided clamp arms with CW or CCW rotation. The clamp arm extends straight up as it releases workpiece, then rotates 90° ...

When — and when not to — pile parts onto workholding fixtures. Integral-pallet tombstones combine machine pallet and fixture as one, which gives shops more high-production workholding options because ...

1st Machine Tool Accessories has provided tombstones with quick-acting, versatile clamping fixtures for six of the 10 pallets in an Okuma flexible machining cell (FMC) at control valve and marine ...

• Hydroforming can make parts not possible with stamping, and the tooling typically costs much less. • Hydraulic motion controllers that control tooling position and fluid pressure vastly improve the ...