Fabricating & Metalworking | al_levine

Alan Levine

Making it Wrong to Make it Right

The world of a CAM programmer may seem idyllic: They build toolpath strategies in logical sequences, select cutters from a library, and calculate and simulate...

February 7, 2018

The Weakest Link

Any process is most likely to fail at its weakest point. The post processor is often the weakest link in 5-axis machining even though it...

October 19, 2012

ALL PART OF THE JOB

By introducing the job group as a new structural element in a position between job list and job, Alan Levine of OPEN MIND explains how...

August 10, 2010

Industry News

Jeff Schemel President of REGO-FIX USA overseeing sales service and customer operations

Expanded Leadership Roles at REGO-FIX North America

Among those promoted was Jeff Schemel, who has been named president of REGO-FIX USA, having served most recently as general manager.

HWR TurboTech partnership featuring HWR Workholding USA zero-point workholding system for milling applications

HWR Workholding Expands Representation in Southern California

HWR Workholding USA has announced a new sales representative partnership with TurboTech Machining LLC, a provider of precision manufacturing services.

Bystronic laser systems supporting advanced material processing applications

Bystronic Completes Acquisition of a Coherent Business Unit; Reviving Rofin Brand

Bystronic has acquired the Tools for Materials Processing division of the U.S. company Coherent Corp. and is reviving the Rofin brand to support access to new markets in medical technology and the semiconductor industry.

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