If you’re interested in making things (and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are), you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make metal parts. 3D printers are great, but have a lot ...

A VMC (vertical machining center) is essentially a CNC vertical milling machine on steroids. Many CNC mills are just manual milling machines that have been converted to CNC control. They work nicely, ...

The Bantam Tools Explorer™ CNC Milling Machine Is Perfect for Engineers and Educators PEEKSKILL, N.Y. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bantam Tools, the desktop CNC manufacturer, is making a big splash at ...

Manual Mill Basics provides an introduction to the manual milling machine. Manual mills are generally either vertical or horizontal, depending on their spindle orientation. This class introduces the ...

By 2035, the standalone tool will vanish, evolving into hyper-connected, self-correcting autonomous cells. Artificial Intelligence will drive real-time adaptive machining, rendering manual oversight ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...

Milling machines, also known as cold planers, complete the same task today as they did 30 years ago, but they have seen several innovations over the years and are continuing to evolve. It was actually ...