Oil-and-gas exploration and processing demands a lot of heavy equipment and precision parts, and for machine shops supplying parts for machines and components, it’s critical to plan the machining ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a machining process that discharges electric sparks from two electrodes on a metal sheet to detach the desired shape. Also called spark machining, it employs ...

Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

When Devin Hamilton (left) and engineering assistant Alex Peña work on-site for contract programming services, a tablet provides a remote connection to Hamilton's CAD workstation at his office. For ...

CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining significantly benefits from 3D modeling software, which is a crucial tool for these operations. This software facilitates the process for engineers and ...

In the first of a four-part series, Robert Dusenbury provides an overview of how his team went about designing and producing a golf putter to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of closed-loop ...

What if the power of professional-grade CNC machining could fit right on your desktop? Imagine crafting intricate designs, prototyping innovative products, or engraving custom creations, all with a ...

I was thinking up some mad scientist ideas, and came up with the idea of making a CNC tubing cutter to prototype some ideas I had. The idea would be to be able to cut various holes and end shapes into ...