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August 12, 2026 - Volume 20 Issue 08
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Image - Are Small Process Errors Costing You Thousands? Here's the Fix Are Small Process Errors Costing You Thousands? Here's the Fix
ANCA's AIMS Connect automates cutting tool production, eliminating manual errors, scrap, and rework by digitizing workflows into automated manufacturing recipes. This technology can transform shop floor operations into high-efficiency, foolproof systems. Read how.
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Image - From Spreadsheets to Systems: Building AM Quality at Scale From Spreadsheets to Systems: Building AM Quality at Scale
Metal additive manufacturing is now production-ready, but many companies still rely on manual, disconnected quality processes that limit scalability. Tim Wischeropp, CEO & Co-Founder, amsight, writes that if manufacturers are to achieve consistent, repeatable results, they need a digital quality backbone that connects data, improves traceability, and enables real-time control -- replacing spreadsheets with a system built for reliable production.
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Image - Compact, Flexible, Cost-Effective: Automation for Every Shop Compact, Flexible, Cost-Effective: Automation for Every Shop

RoboTrex Compact Automation increases machine running times and production efficiency. Designed for automated vise handling of workpieces up to 7 kg, the compact system minimizes floor space requirements, is flexible in use, and ensures intuitive operation -- delivering strong cost-performance benefits for small to medium shops and first-time automation users.


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  Industry News
Image - Novarc and Yaskawa Team Up So High-Mix Shops Can Finally Automate Welding Novarc and Yaskawa Team Up So High-Mix Shops Can Finally Automate Welding
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  Industry Expert Reveals the 10 Costly Mistakes Eroding Manufacturing Margins Right Now
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Image - Unprecedented Capital Flowing into Factories Creates the Biggest Half-Year on Record Unprecedented Capital Flowing into Factories Creates the Biggest Half-Year on Record
IMTS aims to ride the wave of the strongest first half-year since 1998.
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Image - LANG Quick Point® Plates Link Modular Capacity with One Screw (Watch Video) LANG Quick Point® Plates Link Modular Capacity with One Screw (Watch Video)
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  Multi-Axis Gundrilling Machines Bring User Friendly Windows Controls to Your Shop
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Image - Star SP-20 Blends Compact Footprint with 1-Inch Capacity Star SP-20 Blends Compact Footprint with 1-Inch Capacity
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  RenAM 500 Ultra Doubles 3D Metal Printing Speeds with TEMPUS Technology
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Image - Say Goodbye to Heat Treating Inconsistencies with the KH750 Induction Hardening Machine Say Goodbye to Heat Treating Inconsistencies with the KH750 Induction Hardening Machine
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  FormUp 750 Bridges the Gap Between Additive Design and Industrial Reality (Watch Video)
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Image - Kent USA's High-Tolerance Manual Lathes Power Through Big Workpieces With 20 HP Motors (Watch Video) Kent USA's High-Tolerance Manual Lathes Power Through Big Workpieces With 20 HP Motors (Watch Video)
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  Kill the Metrology Bottleneck with Hexagon's TORO HP
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