If you’re a job shop or other high-mix manufacturer you may not assume that automation is the right solution for you. But there are a variety of automation solutions that can be applied in high-mix ...

A challenge frequently faced by successful machining facilities is opportunity that is expanding faster than the shop's workforce can expand. Even a shop that is adding people still has to do more ...

Small shops can reap significant benefits in flexibility and production throughput with the same automation system, according to Mazak Corp. Combined with advances in metalworking technology, such as ...

Customers’ rising expectations, a widening labor gap, and supply-chain uncertainty mean that automation – which can provide a productivity advantage – is becoming increasingly essential for machine ...

The days are long gone from when manufacturers could add more staff to solve their operational issues. In fact, as the realities of long-term shifts in the workforce have set it, manufacturers ...