Machining

News and Updates

A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021

September 30, 2021

On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all that is made in America and recognize the importance of our Nation’s manufacturers to every aspect of our lives

Potential Cost Savings as US Manufacturers Spend Billions on Machinery Maintenance

June 24, 2021

As discussed in NIST AMS 100-18, the cost of machinery maintenance is not well understood; however, Census data estimates that $50 billion was spent on

Researcher Brandon Lane making adjustments inside the large 3D printer

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

December 29, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded nearly $4 million in grants to help accelerate

Publications

Mechanical interfaces in machine tools

June 16, 2022

Author(s)

Erhan Budak, Atsushi Matsubara, Alkan Donmez, Jokin Manua

Machine tools involve various mechanical interfaces in different forms and styles which affect the performance significantly in terms of rigidity, thermal

Estimating dynamic cutting forces of machine tools from measured vibrations using sparse regression with nonlinear function basis

November 4, 2021

Author(s)

Gregory W. Vogl, Yongzhi Qu

Estimating relationships between system inputs and outputs can provide insight to system characteristics. Furthermore, with an established input-output

Quantifying Machining Process Inventories In Detailed Design

August 24, 2021

Author(s)

William Z. Bernstein, Till Boettjer, Deverajan Ramanujan

This paper quantifies machining process inventories based on commonly used techniques in various stages of the detailed design process. We investigate

Influence of bearing ball recirculation on error motions of linear axes

January 10, 2021

Author(s)

Gregory W. Vogl, Kyle F. Shreve, Alkan Donmez

For positioning systems utilizing linear guides and trucks with recirculating balls, a method is presented that uses the measured total error motions and the