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September 2026

Two Options for Setup Consolidation: 4-Axis and 5-Axis Machining
Engineered fixturing can more than make up for the smaller number of axes.
 • Peter Zelinski
Use the Open Time to Build Expertise (The Z Axis)
When expected business did not come, Lifestyle Additive seized the opportunity to develop expertise by using the open time for trial-and-error test…
 • Peter Zelinski
Automation Is Moving Inside the Sheet Metal of the Machine Tool—Here Is Why
The way to minimize mechanical travel time between jobs is to store the next job as close as possible to the spindle.
 • Peter Zelinski
The Case for Automation as an In-House Competency
Galley Support Innovations re-engaged with automation as a DIY project. The result carries the value of automation farther than the previous third-party…
 • Peter Zelinski
How AS9100 Changes a Machine Shop
There are human and cultural factors, says this certification leader, plus an opportunity that might never come again.
 • Peter Zelinski
This Deep-Sea 3D Printed Pump Impeller Replaces a Casting
A bonus episode of Manufacturing Unlimited looks at an oil and gas component made via Cold Metal Fusion.
 • Peter Zelinski
Process Oversight and the Challenge of Slowing Down
Increasingly precise and automated processes change the nature of employee involvement. Employees normalized to other production environments often…
 • Peter Zelinski
How Robotic Manufacturing Brings New Material Options to Construction
Branch Technology’s system will let architects and builders specify building forms from bio-based materials. See the robot-enabled process.
 • Peter Zelinski

August 2026

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