George Washington and Manufacturing: How Are They Connected?

This week we celebrated Presidents’ Day. If you are a history buff you know that the holiday was...

All About Throughput

Trends are interesting, especially at the beginning of a new year. If you Google health you’ll see...

Looking Forward from a Different Angle

In the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society,” an English teacher played by actor Robin Williams, inspires...

A Look in the Crystal Ball for 2019

It’s hard to believe that we’ve closed the books on yet another year. In 2018 customers talked to...

A Perfect Partnership: 5-axis CMMs + 5-axis Machining Tools

Five-axis machine tools are becoming more cost efficient as the technology evolves. The capability...

New E-Book Targets Medical Device Market

The med tech industry in the U.S. is experiencing an upswing in revenue according to a recent study...

Co-Bots, Millennials and Gen X in Manufacturing

Since the Fourth Industrial Revolution (the Internet of Things) swept the manufacturing scene, the...

A is for Automation

A strong economy is providing a much needed boost to the manufacturing industry but many companies...

Measurement Isn't Just About Math

As a kid I was fascinated with all things Egyptian so it’s not surprising to me that the Egyptian...

A Bumper Year - IMTS 2018 in Review

The International Manufacturing Technology Show held in Chicago, Illinois in September set new...

The Big Three for Industry 4.0 in CMMs - Machine, Software and Data Collection

These days autonomy surrounds us, from intelligent cars and smart appliances to virtual assistants....

Give an Inch, Take a Mile

If you look up the definition of measurement, it is described as the act of determining an object’s...

The Rule of 3 as It Applies to CMMs

We’ve all heard it at one time or another; the phrase ‘…everything comes in threes.’ Some people...

IMTS 2018 QUESTION & ANSWER

With the International Manufacturing Technology Show ─ IMTS ─less than five weeks away, Mark...

Too Much Information - Breaking down the Top 10 CMM Benefits

We’re all aware on some level that the amount of information is growing exponentially while the...

The Skinny on CMM Software

When it comes to coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) most of us focus on what’s right in front of...

Linear Motors - What's in Your Motor?

No one wants to get the call that a bad part found its way to a customer. Founding father Benjamin...

Can I Talk to The Manager, Please? The Value of Service

If you look at customer service trends for 2018 you are likely to read about things like chat...

HB Shines at EXPOMAQ

In April I attended EXPOMAQ at the Poliforum Exhibition Center in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The...

Look Back If You Want to Move Forward

The ability to look back gives us the gift of hindsight especially where technology is concerned....