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Machining & Automation Articles
What we’ve learned about CNC machining, tooling and machine automation from the work that comes through our shop in Carmona, Cavite.
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How a PLC Runs a Machine
What a PLC does inside an automated machine: the scan cycle, inputs and outputs, and ladder logic, with small simulations you can click through.
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How Jigs and Fixtures Hold a Part
The 3-2-1 locating rule, clamping, and error-proofing, with simulations that show which way a part can still move and why a fixture refuses a wrong part.
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How Pneumatics Move a Machine
Cylinders, solenoid valves, flow controls and air pressure in automated machines, with a valve and cylinder you can operate and a force calculator.
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How Industrial Sensors Detect a Part
Inductive, capacitive and photoelectric sensors and limit switches: what each one can detect, how far, and how to choose, with a sensor test bench you can try.
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How Tolerances and Fits Work
Clearance, transition and interference fits, ISO fit codes like H7/g6, and what tolerances do to machining cost, with a hole-and-shaft fit simulator.
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Choosing the Right CNC Machine for Your Needs
What to look at when buying a CNC machine: the parts you make, number of axes, size and rigidity, real tolerances, the control, running costs, and when to outsource instead.
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The Future of CNC Machining: Emerging Trends and Technologies
Five-axis machines, machine tending, machine monitoring, AI in CAM software, and hybrid machines: which of these a working shop should act on now and which can wait.
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CNC Machining vs. Traditional Machining: Pros and Cons
Why our shop runs both CNC and manual machines, what each one is good and bad at, and how we decide which machine a job goes on.
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Introduction to CNC Machining: Understanding the Basics
What CNC machining is, how a part goes from drawing to G-code to finished piece, and where the time on a job really goes.