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 ...

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 ...

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 -- ...