If you’re interested in making things (and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are), you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make metal parts. 3D printers are great, but have a lot ...

I was in Pasadena CA for the Hackaday Superconference, and got to spend some quality time at the Supplyframe Design Lab. Resident Engineer Dan Hienzsch said I could have a few hours, and asked me what ...

Watch the CTX gamma 2000 TC—a computer-controlled metal milling machine with 4,000 Newton meters of torque. It’s pure metal porn eye candy, so deeply hypnotic that will put you into a trance state.

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

Precision milling has always been locked behind a "members only" sign – giant machines that take up massive warehouse space, cost more than your first car, and hum like an old air compressor 24 hours ...

MAIJA-FRÄSTECHNIK GmbH milling discs are formed in hard metal, not of HSS, so that cutting edges slowly round off while the amount of material removed slowly decreases. They can be resharpened up to ...

METAL milling machines capable of producing parts for deadly AR-15 assault rifles will be shipped into Australia by a US company from next month. The company behind the 3D-printed plastic guns is ...

A factory worker drives a forklift carrying a four-ton metal casting across a polished concrete floor. Surrounded by looming robotic equipment, he’s the only human in sight at DMG Mori Seiki’s ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Samsung has switched chips and dropped products to boost profits “To switch to aluminum-alloy ...