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August 12, 2026 - Volume 20 Issue 08   Featured Sponsor SD-26 Type S Automatic Lathe Design Takes Machining Capabilities Beyond the Limits The new Star CNC SD-26S, including the industry’s first B-axis twin-thread whirling unit, redefines Swiss-type machining with unmatched precision, speed, and versatility. Its dual B-axis system ensures superior accuracy and efficiency, perfect for applications requiring high-end consistency for complex components up to one-inch diameter (26mm). Visit us at IMTS 2026, Booth# 338656. Visit Star CNC Machine Tool Corp.   Featured Articles 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. Full Article 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. Full Article   Featured Sponsor 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. RoboTrex automation system | LANG Technik USA   Industry News Novarc and Yaskawa Team Up So High-Mix Shops Can Finally Automate Welding Full News Item   Industry Expert Reveals the 10 Costly Mistakes Eroding Manufacturing Margins Right Now Full News Item 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. Full News Item   Boost Shop Floor Safety and Cybersecurity with the Next-Gen Siemens Drive Full News Item   Featured Sponsor From Music Scales to Scaling Up At IMTS, manufacturer and former musician Chris Basgall discovered the latest technologies, new strategies, and experienced peers that changed his company's future. Rewrite your future at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14-19, in Chicago. More Information   Product Spotlight LANG Quick Point® Plates Link Modular Capacity with One Screw (Watch Video) View This Product   Multi-Axis Gundrilling Machines Bring User Friendly Windows Controls to Your Shop View This Product Star SP-20 Blends Compact Footprint with 1-Inch Capacity View This Product   RenAM 500 Ultra Doubles 3D Metal Printing Speeds with TEMPUS Technology View This Product Say Goodbye to Heat Treating Inconsistencies with the KH750 Induction Hardening Machine View This Product   FormUp 750 Bridges the Gap Between Additive Design and Industrial Reality (Watch Video) View This Product Kent USA's High-Tolerance Manual Lathes Power Through Big Workpieces With 20 HP Motors (Watch Video) View This Product   Kill the Metrology Bottleneck with Hexagon's TORO HP View This Product Career Builder Hot Job Opportunities Modern Applications News has Partnered with CareerBuilder to Provide You with Links to the Latest Jobs in Metalworking. Subscribe to MAN Nelson Publishing, LLC | www.modernapplicationsnews.com PO Box 424, Alto, MI 49302 Phone: 941-539-7579 webmaster@modernapplicationsnews.com