The Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology maintains a machine shop with comprehensive facilities available to Michigan Tech students. The shop also offers machining and ...

So you’re considering buying a 5-axis machining center? A lot of shops are moving that way these days, and for good reason. Five-axis machining is a more efficient way to produce a wide range of work, ...

CNC programming is expertise in the machine shop - and as AI technologies continue to mature, generative and agentic ...

There are plenty of reasons to take advantage of today’s five-axis machining technology. First, it gives you access to all five sides of a prismatic workpiece. If for no other reason than being able ...

Running a small machine shop can lead to a fulfilling career, but the owner or owners need to start the business on the right foot by choosing the best business structure for the new company. Business ...

Robotic automation has the potential to revolutionize the machine shop, allowing machining shops to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs. With robots taking on more of the tedious ...

An increasing emphasis on minimally invasive surgical procedures is hastening the development of more intricate instruments that require specialists to produce them. As a consequence, the medical ...