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Episode 46: Benjamin and Stephen actually managed to keep an episode under a half hour for once! Steve jumps right into the global silicon shortage. Ben discusses how to assess the value of investing in robotics and automation. Stephen shares what he learned about laser-assisted tape winding. The boys close by rambling about alloys and how they’re getting old. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A4yk-P5ukY - https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/article/21342538/how-to-assess-the-value-of-robot-investments - https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/challenges-of-laser-assisted-tape-winding-of-thermoplastic-composites Free registration for all spark content on demand until June https://www.imts.com/spark/ For the latest in Manufacturing Technology news https://www.amtonline.org/topic/technology

Episode 45: Benjamin and Stephen discuss the best of IMTS spark, from Network Week back in September to Demo Days. - https://www.ctemag.com/news/industry-news/submarines-be-built-australias-largest-machine-tool - https://cymanii.org/ - https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework - https://directory.imts.com/8_0/sessions/#/searchtype/sessionkeyword/search/tlc/show/all - https://cleantechnica.com/2021/02/23/wind-turbine-blades-can-be-recycled/ Free registration for all spark content on demand until June https://www.imts.com/spark/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe

Episode 44: Stephen and Benjamin go over some of their favorite highlights from AMT’s 2021 Technology forum. Steve mentions a partnership between one of his favorite audio companies and one of his favorite additive companies. Ben closes with how the massive amounts of materials used in wind turbines are recycled. - https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/18/sennheiser-partners-with-formlabs-for-customized-headphones/ - https://cleantechnica.com/2021/02/23/wind-turbine-blades-can-be-recycled/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe

Episode 43: Ben wrecked his new RC car! Stephen announces car part manufacturer, Edelbrock, will no longer be manufacturing products in California for all the best reasons. Benjamin nerds out about the latest innovations in machine vision. Steve gets upset about the DOD’s egregious additive spending. Ben pivots and closes with the industry’s shift in AM. - https://www.thedrive.com/news/39112/edelbrock-is-leaving-california-partly-because-spacex-hires-too-many-machinists - https://www.amtnews.org/post/innovations-in-machine-vision-for-the-manufacturing-industry - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ge-research-awarded-14m-to-3d-print-portable-device-that-produces-water-out-of-thin-air-183892/ - https://www.amtnews.org/post/a-new-way-of-thinking-sizing-up-the-shift-in-additive-manufacturing Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe

Episode 42: Ben and Stephen open with more egregious spending. Steve bought a new phone when he said he wouldn’t, and Ben bought another RC car. Ben talks about robotic trends for engineering students in 2021. Steve brings up e-waste and how one researcher is developing biodegradable PCBs. Ben has an article saying Stephen was right about his 2018 robot arm predictions. Steve thinks additive could soon be changing the way aftermarket parts are sold. Ben closes thing to know when becoming an additive start-up. - https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2021/01/25/top-robotics-trends-for-engineering-students-in-2021/39881/ - https://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/22894/printed-electronics-to-deal-with-electronic-waste - https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/45078/20210125/industrial-robots-for-sale-why-are-industrial-robots-becoming-more-popular.htm - https://www.itweb.co.za/content/dgp45Ma61JrqX9l8/KwbrpOMgYVvDLZn4 - https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/5-things-to-know-before-starting-a-3d-printer-start-up-9149477/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe

Episode 41: Ben and Stephen wrap up their year in review and segue into some articles and expectations for 2021. Stephen flexes his air fryer he got for Christmas. Ben gets things back on topic by talking about metrology and subtractive manufacturing. Steve reflects on his “Road Trippin’ with Steve” adventures and his appreciation for Sandvik. Steve then focuses on the future of automation and robotics with the recently announced partnership between Hyundai and Apple. Ben wraps up with teaching computers how to read PDFs. Happy 2021! - https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-hyundai-motor-apple/apple-hyundai-to-agree-on-electric-car-tie-up-early-this-year-korea-it-news-idUSKBN29F0C1 - https://www.streetinsider.com/Business+Wire/Paperless+Parts+Introduces+Ability+to+Extract+and+Annotate+PDF+Data+for+Improved+Quoting/17812046.html Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 40: We’ve made it to the end of 2020! Ben and Steve start by conversing their general observations from the year. Next, they get a bit more serious by discussing the year’s impact on the economy. Benjamin and Stephen wrap up by beginning to talk about 2020’s trends in manufacturing technology before realizing they’re going long and need to take this to a second part. Happy holidays! Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe MTConnect https://www.mtconnect.org/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 39: The penultimate episode of 2020! Ben and Steve conclude winter is officially here. Stephen geeks out over a silly Subaru. Benjamin discusses the future manufacturing technology in the auto industry. Steve presents MIT’s method for “visually perfect” additive surface finish. Ben talks about NASA’s latest additive rocket engine testing and challenges with hydrogen embrittlement. Stephen craves 3D printed food and closes with a shout out and mention of the American Precision Museum’s fundraising campaign. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32I0Qso4sDg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omN5Uo058Cc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNtxzZRpsU - https://www.mmsonline.com/articles/where-is-manufacturing-technology-going-for-auto - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/mit-researchers-take-one-step-closer-to-visually-perfect-3d-printing-with-variable-gloss-printer-development-180527/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mit-researchers-take-one-step-closer-to-visually-perfect-3d-printing-with-variable-gloss-printer-development&goal=0_695d5c73dc-a965c20fba-64748417 - https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/nasa-3d-printed-rocket-engine-parts-survive-23-hot-fire-tests/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_embrittlement - https://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-gel-ink-ingredients-for-3d-printing-custom-food-06649962/ - http://americanprecision.org/IMTScampaign Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe MTConnect https://www.mtconnect.org/ American Precision Museum Fundraiser http://americanprecision.org/IMTScampaign Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 38: It’s the 2020 Thanksgiving minisode that ended up going long and being not so mini! Ben flexes his new car! Stephen talks about his inferior car and how he aspires to the next generation of inferiority. Ben mentions an article about additive made bicycles and their fascinating internals. Steve found an article on Chernobyl and how Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, is being sent in to help with the decommissioning of Reactor 4. Ben closes with an announcement of the top AI trends to watch in 2021. Happy Thanksgiving! - https://all3dp.com/4/3d-printed-bicycle-frame-wins-3d-printing-competition/ - https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/boston-dynamics-spot-chernobyl - https://interestingengineering.com/top-ai-trends-to-watch-in-2021 Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 37: Ben and Stephen went shooting! Ben got stuck in traffic. Steve is excited about a children’s getting a million buck to put towards additive. Ben says the CDC is putting $1.5 million towards robots and mech suits. Stephen found a CNC machining article from a car magazine. Benjamin closes with a paper on surface metrology. - https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2020/11/16/gift-of-1-million-to-expand-3d-printing-at-rady-childrens-hospital/ - https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/story/2020/11/cdc-awards-15-million-for-research-to-reduce-exposures-to-workplace-hazards-through-robotic-technology/15924/ - https://www.enginebuildermag.com/2020/11/cnc-machines-keep-the-pindle-moving/ - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0007850619301623?via%3Dihub Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe MTConnect https://www.mtconnect.org/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 36: Ben and Stephen FINALLY are NOT talking about the latest GPUs… sorta. They discuss new phones and more importantly, Folding@home’s latest achievements! Ben and Steve are joined by aspecial guest, Sheriff Woo… Russell Waddell to discuss digital twin implementation. Ben segues into model based definition. Stephen closes a new superconductor. - https://www.networkworld.com/article/3587388/foldinghome-exascale-supercomputer-finds-potential-targets-for-covid-19-cure.html - https://youtu.be/wbsC_qzB8us - https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2020/october/the-growing-importance-of-mbd/ - https://alkhaleejtoday.co/international/5189920/Scientists-discover-the-first-superconductor-at-room-temperature.html Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe MTConnect https://www.mtconnect.org/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 35: Ben and Steve start by discussing the latest consumer electronics. Steve talks about the advanced manufacturing going into the newest American made hypercar. Ben describes digital twin readiness. Stephen brings up the rights of… robots? Ben introduces two additive techniques used in a single machine. Steve talks about the latest CAM software geared for modern mobile devices and digital twins. Ben gets lost in a minefield. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdG4gUTowXc&feature=youtu.be - https://www.amtnews.org/post/how-to-build-a-digital-twin - https://thenationonlineng.net/rights-of-robots-in-emerging-technology-environment/ - https://www.amtnews.org/post/lmd-wp-a-synergy-between-wire-ded-and-powder-ded-on-a-single-machine - https://www.engineering.com/AdvancedManufacturing/ArticleID/20805/CAM-Users-The-Future-Has-Arrived.aspx - https://www.amtnews.org/post/a-new-way-of-thinking-mapping-the-minefields-of-an-additive-manufacturing-process Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 34: Ben and Steve start by blabbing about the latest GPUs. Ben asks Steve if he would fly on a hydrogen-powered plane. Steve drools over Oak Ridge National Lab’s experiments with robotic fiber placement. Ben talks about the automation of ammunition production and triggers a rant from Stephen on why small arms cartridges need to be brass cased. Steve cools down with printed diamond cutting tools. Ben brings up cybersecurity for smart factories. Steve closes with the biggest machine tool down under. - https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-shows-off-hydrogen-fuelled-concept-aircraft-for-2035-service-entry/140246.article - https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/orbital-composites-and-ornl-collaborate-composites/ - https://breakingdefense.com/2020/09/replacing-spatulas-with-robots-at-army-ammo-plants/ - https://www.pesmedia.com/mapal-pcd-cutting-tools-16092020/ - https://www.amtnews.org/post/cybersecurity-for-smart-factories - https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework - https://www.ctemag.com/news/industry-news/submarines-be-built-australias-largest-machine-tool Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 33: Now with extra rambling! The boys start by talking some smack about 5G. Stephen is learning about atomic force microscopy and then how COVID test swabs are being reinvented. Ben goes on about General Motors getting something right and linear algebra. Steve introduces a new robot OS that can turn conventional robot arms into cobots! Ben says the U.S. Army has a new additive policy. Steve tries to explain Toshiba’s robot development. Ben wraps up with how Tesla is making a car part less complicated but probably more expensive. - https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscope - https://www.expressandstar.com/news/health/coronavirus-covid19/2020/09/08/wolverhampton-uni-team-design-3d-printed-swab-that-could-test-for-virus/ - https://www.sme.org/aboutsme/awards/wu-award/wu-award-winners/ - https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/09/09/new-universal-os-makes-robots-interact-and-learn-from-humans-and-other-robots/36158/ - https://www.army.mil/article/238868/new_policy_addresses_3d_parts_for_army_aircraft#:~:text=As%20the%20Army%20explores%20the,to%20readiness%20and%20escalating%20costs - https://us.acrofan.com/detail.php?number=337160 - https://www.core77.com/posts/101742/Tesla-Ditching-Industrial-Robots-for-Huge-Die-Casting-Giga-Press?utm_source=core77&utm_medium=from_title Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 32: Ben’s back at the library but the automation isn’t. Ben teaches Stephen about ductility. Stephen brings up tiny sensors. Ben talks about the supply chain, manufacturing extension partnerships (MEPs), and cybersecurity. Stephen brings up a recent ransomware attack on whiskey! Ben puts additive myths to rest. - https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/ptgs-std082620.php - https://metrology.news/cnc-tool-changes-monitored-with-miniature-inductive-sensors/ - https://www.imts.com/show/newsletter/insider/article-details.cfm?articleid=969&start=16&cat= - https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/08/18/us-liquor-giant-hit-by-ransomware-what-the-rest-of-us-can-do-to-help/ - https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWpREYAvM9/ - https://www.amtnews.org/post/a-new-way-of-thinking-navigating-the-noise-to-ensure-am-design-engineering-success Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 31: Stephen went to a racecar factory! The testbed robot final has a gripper, too bad we can’t use it yet. Ben talks about flexible ERP systems. Stephen announces the Army’s first additively produced… wrench? Meanwhile Ben brings up that the Air Force is printing gaskets! Stephen also mentions that Jaguar has teamed up with HP so they can print replacement parts for the long-out-of-production E-Type. Benjamin closes with vendor managed inventory. - https://www.imts.com/show/newsletter/insider/article-details.cfm?articleid=1018&start=1&cat= - https://www.dvidshub.net/news/375039/army-completes-first-additive-manufacturing-provisioned-part - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/u-s-air-force-engineers-become-first-to-engine-test-3d-printed-metal-parts-for-usaf-174251/ - https://www.tctmagazine.com/additive-manufacturing-3d-printing-news/hp-3d-printing-restore-jaguar-e-type-custom-parts/ - https://www.imts.com/show/newsletter/insider/article-details.cfm?articleid=1038&start=1&cat= Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 30: Stephen opens with his upcoming work trip to New England to visit a museum and tour some factories. Ben brings up Porsche… again. Stephen talks about layering magnetized metal with AM. Ben emphasizes the importance of prototyping and material contamination. Stephen closes with John Deere’s use of AI. - https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33289636/porsches-3d-printed-pistons-911-gt2-rs/ - https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14177812/laser-control-in-additive-manufacturing-leads-to-magnetic-patterns-in-steel - https://www.pesmedia.com/prototyping-specialist-relies-on-wire-edm-technology/ - https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/how-john-deere-got-good-at-ai Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 29: Ben enjoys watching his neighbor struggle with their sprinkler system. Stephen hopes to have the end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) for the xArm soon. Ben and Stephen host Russ Waddell, the Managing Director for MTConnect at AMT for some standards learning. Ben brings up an article on the future of robot safety. Stephen closes by drooling over the Sony PlayStation production line. - http://mtcup.org/wiki/Main_Page - http://demo.mtconnect.org/home - https://smstestbed.nist.gov/vds/ - http://mtconnect.mazakcorp.com/ - https://www.therobotreport.com/advanced-vision-future-robot-safety-manufacturing/ - https://vdata.nikkei.com/en/newsgraphics/sony-playstation/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 28: Stephen declares that pickling and oiling techniques used in manufacturing is like seasoning and cleaning cast iron. Ben is considering buying an expensive pure breed robot dog. Stephen talks about Porsche using carbide cutting tool tech for their new brakes. Ben closes with on-machine metrology for mass additive applications. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1WXlHONorw - https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/article/2020/06/how-robots-are-changing-on-site-construction/15362 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCj83_uF9dE - https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2020/july/on-machine-metrology-drives-efficiencies-in-large-scale-am/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 27: Stephen announces testbed operations will resume! Stephen then talks about the Swiss and their weird see-through face mask. Ben introduces a new way of thinking for additive. Stephen congratulates 3DEO for their accomplishments in additive. Benjamin talks of vision systems and AI. Stephen wraps things up with 4D printing. - https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-develop-first-see-through-mask/45824518 - https://www.amtnews.org/post/a-new-way-of-thinking - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200609005599/en/3DEO-Ships-150000-Production-Parts-Breaking-Ground - https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-incorporate-vision-uncertainty-ai-robotic.html - https://www.miragenews.com/lab-makes-4d-printing-more-practical/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 26: These two clowns kick things off blabbing about cars again, GO FIGURE! Ben brings up a recent whitepaper Virginia Tech published with the help of the AMT Testbed! Stephen talks about some often-overlooked but very important standards. Ben shares an article from Modern Machine Shop regarding the transition from machine monitoring to AI/ML. Lastly, Steve talks about picking the President of AMT’s brain and getting Doug to wax nostalgic about the more traditional manufacturing technologies and techniques. It’s fun to take a step back from the “latest and greatest” to see how far the industry has come! - https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1127949_why-it-s-so-hard-to-make-supercars-street-legal - https://1d76e757-159a-4e19-b596-cea00a967b54.filesusr.com/ugd/a64257_8c97bb5ab38c4e1098ebf61cf6f32dd0.pdf - https://www.mmsonline.com/blog/post/after-machine-monitoring-is-machining-learning-the-next-step-getting-ready-for-ai-in-manufacturing Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/subscribe Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 25: Ben and Stephen nerd out about the proxy medical research they are helping with using Folding@home. Steve got clearance to use the testbed recently! Ben talks about what Williams F1 is up to currently and their innovations to bring carbon fiber parts to mass production. Stephen shares an update on the America Makes face mask competition. Ben declares that the Canadians have unlocked the full power of 5-axis machining. Lastly, Stephen hopes Australia is okay. - https://foldingathome.org/ - https://newatlas.com/automotive/williams-advanced-engineering-low-cost-lightweight-composites/ - https://businessjournaldaily.com/america-makes-announces-top-fit-to-face-challenge-designs/ - https://www.canadianmetalworking.com/canadianmetalworking/article/metalworking/do-you-know-the-full-power-of-your-5-axis-control - https://www.makepartsfast.com/could-coating-surfaces-with-copper-kill-the-covid-19-virus/ Subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter https://www.amtnews.org/ Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Episode 24: Ben finally got his home automation running seamlessly… for now! Steve caved and replaced his overheating Raspberry Pi 4 with a liquid-cooled gaming computer that he promises will be used for some work. Stephen then opens with some cool ML work MIT has done implementing a vision system to monitor social distancing. Ben shares a cool video highlighting the usability of Boston Dynamic’s Spot industrial robot, a dog-like quadrupedal drone. Stephen talks about the metrology used to perform alignments on military vehicles. Ben closes with a CIRP paper on “Machine learning-based image processing for on-line defect recognition in additive manufacturing.” - https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/17/1000092/ai-machine-learning-watches-social-distancing-at-work/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PdPtqw78k&feature=youtu.be - https://metrology.news/optical-metrology-system-improves-alignment-of-military-vehicle-performance/ - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850619300228?via%3Dihub Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve’s spirits have been lifted as they are getting in the groove of working from home. Stephen opens with some podcasts he has been featured on lately, one of which was with Ben! Stephen has also shut down and unplugged his Raspberry Pi 4 it’s been overcooked with cooling issues. Then these two nerds start geeking out about computers and changing the coolant. Ben finally gets the conversation on the topic with printed electronics and where sensors don’t belong. Steve introduces a humanoid cobot that actually isn’t so creepy. Ben has a supplemental article about upgrading a robot arm’s capabilities. Stephen talks about more additive saving the day against COVID-19 and gives a big shout out to the healthcare workers and people essential during this time of crisis, big thanks to them! Ben tries to close with additive used for lightweight, but as you can imagine the conversation devolves into car talk. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fnotp-aw4&list=PLim3x8ONV6ylTdc-pylq6Any2ISn3phR - https://www.preparingtechnicians.org/wordpress/podcast/episode-13-a-robot-for-every-technician-a-look-at-trends-driving-manufacturing/ - https://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/20321/henkel-functional-material-solutions-for-printed-electronics - https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/video/21125670/humanoid-collaborative-robot - https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21127118/making-robots-smarter - https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/3d-printed-nasal-swabs-covid-19/ - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/gkn-additive-achieves-80-weight-reduction-with-hydraulic-block-redesign-170457/ Preparing Technicians https://www.preparingtechnicians.org/ Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve discuss the difficulties of working from home. Stephen laments about the testbed being shut down until they are back in the office, but talks about his experiments with his new single board computer. Ben highlights an article about vision systems. Steve waxes poetic about micro additive advancements. Ben talks about developments in… manual machining? Steve announces his observations following additive and COVID-19. Ben likes to fold at home, but not just his laundry. Stephen drools over the perfect car for quarantined roads. - https://atollogy.com/a-i-and-computer-vision-can-help-to-remotely-monitor-operations/ - https://www.novuslight.com/nanofabrica-achieves-breakthrough-in-additive-manufacturing-process_N10208.html - https://hackaday.com/2020/03/24/turn-by-wire-is-a-machinists-sixth-sense/ - https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/covid-19-3d-printed-valve-for-reanimation-device/ - https://foldingathome.org/ - https://www.pcgamer.com/foldinghome-project-is-crunching-data-twice-as-fast-as-the-top-supercomputer/ - https://youtu.be/T-NggiPwges Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve tip their hats to International Women’s Day! Steve talks about some cobot programs run on the testbed. Ben brings up how AI and ML can businesses from the enterprise side of things. Steve found a hobbyist CNC buying guide! Ben speaks on behalf of NISTs research regarding the economics of additive. Lastly, Steve geeks out about motorcycle metrology and then some. - https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/news/wimhearherstory-with-missy-miller-regional-operations-director-atlas-molded-products - https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/using-ai-to-enhance-business-operations/ - https://m.all3dp.com/2/cnc-3018-pro-buyer-s-guide/ - https://www.nist.gov/publications/economics-us-additive-manufacturing-industry - https://metrology.news/using-metrology-for-motorbike-optimization/ MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben broke his home server… who even has a server computer at home? He’s the type of guy that still uses a camcorder in public. Steve is running on fumes from a six-day business trip to San Francisco and needs a weekend! Steve also crashed the cobot multiple times in the name of science! Then these two blab about the concept of military deployed 3D printers. Steve gets meta with the manufacturing of manufacturing technology. Lastly, Ben brings up somebody with more money than brains that thinks they can 3D print a hypercar. - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/spee3d-metal-3d-printing-to-assist-australian-soldiers-168649/ - https://metrology.news/assuring-oem-machine-tool-precision/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=OCto6qSjIXw MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve don’t own space, NASA does! Ben and Steve marvel over Christina Koch’s record breaking stint… IN SPACE! Steve got the cobot moving and has some plans for the newest addition to the testbed. Ben talks about little RFID tags to track tooling, workholding, workpieces and other manufacturing stuff. Steve mentions a dude making brass trumpets in a new way. Ben keeps it real with Honeywell before he busts some AI myths. - https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/06/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-returns-to-earth-after-record-setting-stay-in-space/ - https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21122761/rfid-tag-tracks-tools-in-real-time - https://www.whyharrelson.com/ - https://3dprint.com/263290/honeywell-aerospace-to-qualify-velo3ds-metal-3d-printing-for-end-use-parts/ - https://insidebigdata.com/2020/02/10/busting-the-5-common-myths-business-leaders-get-wrong-about-ai/ MT360 Conference mt360conference.com IMTS Insider https://www.imts.com/show/newsletter/insider/index.cfm Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve are back for another year of manufacturing nerd babble! The boys both believe automation will keep manufacturers honest. Steve has a big announcement and plans for the tesbed in new year. Ben talks about NASAs partnerships in developing composites. Stephen mentions the grandfather of AI and autonomous robotics. Ben brings up metrology and calibration. - https://www.insidecomposites.com/nasa-helps-fund-swiftcomp-modelling-software/ - https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2020/01/20/12-ai-milestones-shakey-the-robot/#46dbcc25400f - https://www.enginebuildermag.com/2020/01/calibration-tools-a-measure-of-success/ MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve emphasize the importance and relevance of local libraries. Stephen looks back through all the blogs posts from this year and briefly touches on all the accomplishments, experience, and lessons learned gained through the testbed this year. Ben reminisces on an article previously mentioned about mobile workstations. Stephen talks about all the technological advances he’s seen at IMTS during his time in the industry so far and the ability for companies to pivot. Ben talks about talking about hydraulic pneumatic hybrid robots. Ben and Steve wrap up with their Tech Trends goals for 2020. - https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/shopmanagement/workstation-mobility-for-metal-fabricators-on-the-shop-floor - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/12/06/the-decade-in-production-innovations-trends-and-the-future-of-manufacturing/#7926d9f1b109 - https://www.youtube.com/user/DisneyResearchHub/videos MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve talk about putting on weight and getting sick for the holidays. Steve is still celebrating the watch dial he made and how he removed it from the Delrin workholding. His next steps are cleaning it up and getting it installed. Ben starts up on his all-time favorite topic: MQL! Steve brings up the NFL’s Helmet Challenge. Ben finishes up with design for automation and nanotechnology. - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850607606453 - https://www.playsmartplaysafe.com/nfl-helmet-challenge/ - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850614001036?via%3Dihub - https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nni-announces-launch-nanotechnology-entrepreneurship-network - https://www.nano.gov/about-nni MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve blab again about home IoT and their preferences for either manual or fully automated vacuum cleaning. Steve celebrate his successes cutting brass and his next steps in producing a watch dial. Ben gets going on about supply chain and machine learning. Steve start up about progressive HMIs for the blind. Ben then talks about a feat in machining Inconel made possible by data optimization. Ban and Steve both wrap up by rambling on about hand tools. - https://www.supplychaindigital.com/supply-chain-management/machine-learning-innovative-technology-within-supply-chains - https://www.slashgear.com/tactile-display-lets-the-blind-perform-3d-printing-and-cad-30597822/ - https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18011349.engineering-digital-solution-aid-lancashire-aerospace-firm/ - https://youtu.be/sQiKko7GVpY MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Steve just got back from travel. Steve is pooped and Ben isn’t because he’s a stone-cold robot. Stephen talks about their trip to Quality Show 2019, what he learned and some shopping for the testbed. Stephen has restored his confidence in his ability to cut brass and looks forward to finishing the watch dial, announcing his next steps. Ben brings up an article regarding AI image classifiers and him and Steve discuss the relevance of Google’s (Alphabet) AI and IBM’s Watson. Stephen brings up a new tool for tracking standards in additive manufacturing. Ben talks about some additive startup challenge. There was a lot of additive. Go to MT360! - https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/14/googles-ai-explains-how-image-classifiers-made-their-decisions/ - https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/america-makes-and-ansi-launch-online-portal-for-tracking-additive-manufacturing-standards-163855/ - https://www.thefabricator.com/additivereport/news/additive/formnext-announces-winners-of-start-up-challenge MT360 Conference mt360conference.com Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben kicks things off by explaining how consumerism could be harmful to industrial tools. Stephen provides a testbed update: despite an improved workholding strategy, he still potentially scrapped another piece of brass. Stephen also touches on his exciting trip to RGM Watches, just outside of Lancaster, PA. Hunker down for this one as Ben and Stephen cover two articles and two research papers! Topics include design for manufacturing, takeaways from a recent robotics conference, a NIST experiment involving hybrid manufacturing, and producing cutting tools with EDM. - https://www.canadianmetalworking.com/canadianmetalworking/article/automationsoftware/design-for-effective-manufacturing - https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/events/top-6-business-takeaways-from-robobusiness-2019/ - https://www.nist.gov/publications/force-modeling-hybrid-manufacturing - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007850610000107?via%3Dihub Benjamin’s Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-moses-b13b44a2/ Amateur Machinist Blog https://swarfysteve.blogspot.com/ Music provided by www.freestockmusic.com

Ben and Stephen start fresh out the gate talking about ADKAR sandwiches. Stephen happily announces that the Pocket NC is up and running at 100% again. The two stepper motors and their pullies powering the B-table have been replaced and it’s time to continue cutting brass. Ben touches on micro accelerometers and their applications in fluids and consumable devices like cutting tools, and then Stephen is fed up with 3D printed foot bridges. Ben attempts to close with the advances in lightweighting, but the two get distracted talking about cars like a bunch of little boys. - https://phys.org/news/2019-09-world-smallest-accelerometer-era-wearables.html - https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/3d-printed-frp-pedestrian-bridge/ - https://advancedmanufacturing.org/lightweightings-new-phase/

Ben kicks things off with more home automation fails tracing back to a need for quality checks and communication. Stephen announces a new challenger approaching the testbed, Sam Steele. Together Sam and Elena ran the second ever program at AMT to utilize true 5-axis machining. The testbed update segued into an article about more profitable tool paths. Ben closed with an article regarding design for additive. - https://advancedmanufacturing.org/more-profitable-toolpaths/ - https://advancedmanufacturing.org/the-best-of-both-worlds-in-the-same-machine/

Elena finally made an icosahedron and Stephen covers the lessons learned. Ben talks about an article covering challenges with processing additive parts and an article about how to use less support material with additive. Steve finishes with an article and a recent DC trip regarding the state of robotics innovation in America. - https://www.mmsonline.com/articles/meeting-the-machining-challenges-of-additive-manufacturing - https://www.designnews.com/materials-assembly/stainless-steel-powder-invented-simplify-metal-3d-printing/63877323361140 - https://www.iotforall.com/popping-ai-robotics-hype-bubble/ - https://itif.org/events/2019/07/16/state-robotics-innovation-america-key-driver-productivity-and-competitiveness

Ben talks about going to Disney and being impressed with all their research in drones and autonomy. Stephen presents a use case for remote controlling a robot arm via VR headset. Stephen expresses his excitement for the robot they ordered as well as some new cutting tools he’s looking forward to testing in the Pop-Up Shop. Ben talks about an article about a machine learning approach to fractal analysis. Stephen closes with an article regarding the impact I4.0 has on machine tools.

Ben opens with some lessons learned on automation from a recent visit to the library. Stephen talks about how the testbed got caught in the rain. Ben talks about multiple platforms for additive automated machine learning. Stephen closes with a list of technology words everybody should know. - https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/applications-os/10-cool-platforms-for-automating-machine-learning/3 - https://associationsnow.com/2019/06/tech-talk-25-technology-terms-everyone-should-know/