Manufacturers are under pressure to change, to produce parts and systems that are smaller and lighter, and to do it with lower capital and operating costs – among other idealistic demands. Ideals are ...

This image shows a computer simulation of a fluid stream atomizing, or breaking down, into fine droplets. Image courtesy of Baskar Ganapathysubramanian and Adarsh Krishnamurthy. Iowa State engineers ...

Kennametal’s proprietary Extrude Hone EVO technology introduces a new level of precision to electrochemical machining, achieving precision surface conditions without stray machining attack ...

image: Professor Dirk Bähre (l., here with Stefan Wilhelm from his research group) and his research team at Saarland University have developed a non-contact method of transforming metal parts ...

The ECG process requires a DC power supply, a conductive grinding wheel (typically composed of abrasive, copper and a resin binder), electrolyte fluid (commonly sodium nitrate) and a workpiece made of ...

Daniel Herrington was working for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E) when he realized the importance of manufacturing. “Manufacturing underpins most ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the California Institute of Technology recently developed a new cement manufacturing ...