A few readers wrote in to MACHINE DESIGN commenting on the mistake I made on my blog item ''Artistic EDM''. In it, I said that ''electrically conductive materials cannot be EDMed.'' Ovbiously, this is incorrect. As one reader says, ''EDM will spark-erode any material that conducts electricity.'' Dear readers, thanks for keeping me on my ...

Tomorrow I am headed to Shenzhen, China, which is just north of Hong Kong. Actually, the trip there will last two days, what with the long flight and the time change. I will be attending the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) and the International Component Manufacturing & Design (ICMD) show to be held from April 18 – 21. ...

It's day two or is it day three here at the MD&M show in Anaheim Calif. -- jet lag and all the excitement has made me lose all sense of day and time! There is some pretty amazing and cool new technology on display. Here are just a few examples that caught my eye: -- Machines from Everite Machine Products in Philadelphia grind and cut ...

The Medical Design & Manufacturing show is being held again in Anaheim California. Last year, I blogged about the artistic creations of James Kim, applications engineer at a company then called Charmilles. It has since merged with Agie to form AgieCharmilles. In addition to electrical discharge machinery, the company now provides ...

This new blog is a continuation of my on-going one, archived here. As mentioned previously, my first love is manufacturing, specifically the shop floor. I moved through the ranks the hard way, in one job, working for a half-crazy, old-world machinist, Frank. His motto: ''You shalt NOT make scrap.'' His was the classic old-fashioned shop -- ...