Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE The Costs of CNC Machining Compared to 3D Printing At C&C Machine, we have CNC machining, manual machining and 3D
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE How a CNC Machine Shop is Like Golf There are many analogies that can be drawn between running a CNC
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE 3D Printing is Being Used in Medical Device and Drug Manufacturing According to this statement from the FDA, a new
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Solution to the CNC Machinist Skilled Labor Shortage If you are a company struggling to find skilled CNC machinists, one
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Occupational Outlook Handbook The Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on growth projections for various
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Top Safety Violations for 2017 OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) released a list of the top 10 safety and
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE At C&C Machine, we have been manufacturing custom bus bars for more than thirty years. The majority of our customers
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE 3D Printing’s Effect on the US Trade Balance Some are predicting major effects on the US trade balance from 3D
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Golf Putting Portable Practice Hole In a previous post, we wrote about one of the ways we utilize 3D Printing
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE What is a Cobot? I have to admit, I had to do a bit of research to find out. This
Industrial robots in manufacturing have been in use for many years. AI-enabled robots are being developed to improve industrial robots in manufacturing. The First Industrial
In NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Businesses) small business survey of April 2024, the overall optimism index increased by 1.2 points from March. In terms
China is the leading EV battery manufacturer by country with approximately 57% of market share. The China-based company, CATL, has a 34% share all by
Manufacturing custom parts for a surgical technology teaching lab was interesting work. Most interesting was to learn how the parts were to be used. The
We have been a custom heatsink manufacturer serving Texas and Oklahoma for more than 35 years. We have business relationships with aluminum extrusion manufacturers and
We recently ran an order for custom 3D-printed cable-holding tools. It was a small order of 6. For us, small orders are typical for 3D-printed
The automation paradox is where systems have been automated for efficiency, and the human role has been reduced to monitoring and intervening. Although reduced, the
Merry Christmas from all of us at C & C Machine! We’ve had a pretty good year business-wise. Machining components for the energy sector were
Metal fabrication often requires custom punches and dies for punch press machines. Suppliers may be limited because of the small order volumes associated with custom
Manufacturing automation trends may negatively impact the job outlook for machinists, but positively impact the job outlook for other occupations. Manufacturing Trends in Automation The
Trillions of dollars have been spent on renewable energy sources over the past few years, but is renewable energy really replacing fossil fuels? Types of
Record installations of 3D printing systems, a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) system, is expected to be one of the trends in 2023. According to
For now, it seems that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is more of an aid to design processes and product invention for manufactured products. There may be
In NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Businesses) small business survey of April 2023, the overall optimism index decreased by 1.1 points from March. In terms
Carbon sequestration is the capturing and storing of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Is Direct Air Capture (DAC) machinery for capturing carbon economically feasible? There are
