American Machinist Weekly Update

Small Change, Big Result in 2020 Steel Tonnage

The continued expansion of raw-steel production in China drove a global output of 1.864 billion metric tons during 2020, -0.9% year-over-year – but a 5.2% rise in its domestic total, meaning China produced 56.5% of all the world’s steel for the year.

The world’s first hybrid machine tool show after the pandemic outbreak, Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS 2021), March 15 – 20. TIMTOS Hybrid can provide visitors with an experience beyond the constraints of time and space.

Airbus Starts Assembly for Extra Long-Range Jets

Manufacturing and assembly is underway for large and small components and systems of the first A321XLR, a new intercontinental variant of the narrow-body aircraft series.

Today, manufacturers are practical, creative, open to opportunities, and ready to work with the technologies available now. This special report looks at advanced manufacturing technology as it is now, and where it is leading today's manufacturers.

Make Them Notice… Then Make Them Customers

Every business is trying to bring in buyers, but how they do it – and how well they do it – depends on how they manage these three techniques.

Producing More, and Better, Ball-Joint Cages

An automatic, servo-driven punching machine improves cutting quality and increases output by more than 40%, with shorter tool-changing times too.

Making the Case for Manufacturing’s Circular Economy

Alert manufacturers are rethinking how they design and produce their products, minimizing waste, optimizing shipment, and growing the after-market repair and recycling market.

Matching Equipment Maintenance to Production Demands

Planned maintenance must be completed, regardless of competing priorities. With organizational support and focus, a sound strategy will improve maintenance efficiency.

Hybrid Machining Centers for Seamless Subtractive/Additive Manufacturing

Romi’s New Generation D Series vertical machines have hybrid manufacturing functionality, with three models that make the switch as simple as a tool change.

Customized Deep-Hole Drilling

Systems capable of drilling diameters up to 12 mm and depths up to 100x the diameter can be integrated directly into transfer machines, special purpose machines or conventional machine centers, like turning machines.