When you’re operating a machine that’s powerful enough to tear a solid metal block to shards, it pays to be attentive to details. The angular momentum of the spindle of a modern CNC machine can be ...

Choosing between manually changing endmill bits on a CNC machine and investing in an expensive automated solution? Not for [Frank Herrmann], who invented the XATC, an eXtremely simple Automated Tool ...

Soft, lightweight, and virtually maintenance-free, that’s aluminum – a popular choice across all industries, from aerospace to automotive and construction. It is soft enough to be cut by manual tools, ...