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Join host Steve Plumb with guests Kip Hanson and Amy Bryson as they explore the December issue of Smart Shop Essentials, focused on automation in manufacturing.

Instead of making parts based on discrete orders or customer forecasts—pushing them through the production floor—a pull system works off of actual demand. The result is lower inventory levels,

A coordinate measuring machine is similar to a CNC machining center in design and construction, but instead of a cutting tool, is equipped with a touch probe, scanning head, or vision system. It

Tool crib a mess? Can't find that cutter you used last week, or you just ran out of 1/4" drills? A spreadsheet might help, but a better idea is to

It wasn't long after personal computers made their debut that bad actors began hacking into them for nefarious purposes. Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks,

Texas Instruments invented DLP in 1987 for use in home theaters. Several 3D printer manufacturers have since co-opted the technology as a means to project sequential digital images of individual

As their name suggests, laser cutters use a high-powered laser to slice through sheet metal (and tubing) up to an inch or so in thickness. They are the go-to machine

MOM takes MES one step further by pulling in the quality and maintenance departments, providing a comprehensive, real-time view of manufacturing operations. It's like ERP but without the front

Some optical metrology systems use full spectrum, "white light" to scan and thereby measure workpieces, a deeply scientific (and accurate) technology known as White Light Interferometry