If you do a lot of one-off parts on your CNC machine you’ll know setup is the worst part of the process. Usually you’re using scrap material, you have to figure out how you’re going to clamp it, make ...

When you’re a high schooler who built a semiconductor fab in your garage, what’s next on your agenda? Why, adding a scanning electron microscope to your lab, naturally. How silly of you to ask. When ...

In vacuum hold-down applications, suction is created by using vacuum to move air in the opposite direction of the component being held in place. When air is removed beneath the part or component, the ...

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What starts as a simple CNC expansion quickly turns into a full-blown shop saga involving extension rails, out-of-square ...