Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

When — and when not to — pile parts onto workholding fixtures. Integral-pallet tombstones combine machine pallet and fixture as one, which gives shops more high-production workholding options because ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Clamps are one of the most useful items you can have in a wood shop, but they are often among the most overlooked. A good set of clamps might ...

A manufacturer of enclosures for telecommunications equipment wanted to speed up production in a cell with robotic welders and manual clamping. The cell under consideration used four horizontal handle ...