"Multi-tasking decisions ultimately depend on doing a real analysis of the number of parts to be processed, the kinds of operations to be done and whether it makes sense to tie up several machines ...

Emerging in the 1980s, the early multi-tasking machine tools had limited machining center capability on a turning machine. Today, thousands of machines later, mindsets -- not machine capability -- can ...

The requirement to multi-task while maintaining precise control over a machine (or multiple machines) means a modular PLC construction is more important than ever. The latest IoT (Internet of Things) ...

LONDON, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Multi-Tasking Machine Tools Multi-tasking machine tools integrate the functions of both turning and machining. This eliminates the need for multiple ...

A new, automated horizontal lathe with an integrated robotic gantry loader blends processing capability in a compact body with front-facing twin spindles, live tooling, and a Y-axis. MURATA MACHINERY ...

This compact machine could be valuable for education and training purposes as well as low-volume production work that shops might not want to run on their traditional Swiss-types.

I had one of those weird moments recently where I made an analogy between two things that I have never before analogized. Namely, multi-tasking operating systems and project planning. I will get back ...

Does this describe you? While you are on a teleconference call you are writing up your quarterly report, checking your email, and texting your friend about where you are meeting for lunch. You would ...