In job shops, throughput often lives in the steps between cuts: tooling, offsets, refixturing, programming and training. The March issue features practical ways shops are cutting setup time and ...

We assemble and test heavy-duty stands designed for a Sir Meccanica portable line boring and bore welding machine, focusing on stability, alignment, and real-world performance. How do these stands ...

Elon Musk’s Boring Company announced on Twitter that its third-generation boring machine, which is supposed to have had its ability greatly improved to dig tunnels fast and cheap, is now working. The ...

The two massive tunnel boring machines that will do the first drilling for the Gateway Rail Tunnel between New York and New Jersey are now in North Bergen, laid out in components across a construction ...

As with any task, if there’s more than one way to do it, then you should explore all of your options before forging ahead. This holds true in the world of utility construction. For years now, ...

Modular head designs help to cut standalone tooling costs and adopt precision machining capabilities across a wide range of machines, and complements a line of high-precision ...

Worn bores require oversized bushings, leading to precision line boring and bore welding to restore proper fit and alignment. How do these machining processes bring heavy equipment components back to ...

Boring, also called internal turning, is used to increase the inside diameter of a hole. The original hole is made with a drill, or it may be a cored hole in a casting. Boring achieves three things: ...