Although composites offer many benefits, the historically high costs and long cycle times required for manufacturing components from complex, fiber-reinforced materials have been and remain a ...

3D printed manufacturing aids are saving manufacturers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, transforming the way designers, engineers, and project managers think about smart manufacturing. A ...

CJ Race Cars shares a shop update: large builds are ramping up and new jig fixtures are arriving to support scale. Viewers see new tooling, frame jigs, fixture setups, and how the shop is structuring ...

Royal Machine and Tool Corp. (www.royalworkholding.com) says its innovative workholding ideas reduce parts handling while concentrating machining operations and contributing to efficiency and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the industrialization of additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) is bringing change to ...

Modular composite grids (shown here), used as fixtures and racking systems to hold aerospace, automotive, tooling and industrial parts during high-temperature heat treatment, is one example of how ...

SyBridge Technologies, which is backed by Crestview Partners, has acquired Action Tooling LLC and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge Ltd. No financial terms were disclosed. Action is a provider of engineering ...

Techniks Inc. (www.techniksusa.com) has introduced a toolholding fixture that mounts to the side of a tool cart or bench and secures toolholders for changing cutting tools, collets, and pull ...

Ford Motor has been granted a patent for a battery module locating tool. The tool includes a support pillar and multiple fixtures that can individually move along the pillar to position a battery cell ...