Long before there was ERP, a manufacturing engineer named Joseph Orlicky developed a computer program able to "explode" the bills of material (BOM) for the shop's scheduled work, and
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) project.
Several companies are already seizing on the opportunities offered by 3D-printing for aerospace and defense, from missile components to almost entire rocket engines.
A multitasking machine is defined as a CNC lathe equipped with a machining center-style tool spindle, automatic tool changer (ATC), and external tool magazine. If you make high mix, low-volume
Boeing has announced Stephen (Steve) Parker as president and chief executive officer of its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business, effective immediately.
The traditional practice of bolting cutting tools, dies, and other types of tooling into a machine is time-consuming and error prone. Quick-change tooling allows an operator to replace the entire
Lockheed Martin has completed assembly and testing of NASA's Orion Artemis II spacecraft, transferring it to NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team.
Before manufacturers got smart and wired their shop floors with Ethernet cable, they would upload CNC programs to memory sticks, walk them out the machine, and then upload them to
A vision system uses cameras, programmable lighting, and image processing software to "look at" and automatically measure a part or part feature. Think of it as the next generation of
Because "cobots" are limited in force and speed, they are suitable for use in close proximity to humans and typically require little or no guarding. They are not, however, as