Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

In the manufacturing and tech world, CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control. In its earliest days, the technology was used to control simple machines and fabricate useful products out of a variety ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- After four years of hard work, new challenges and a global pandemic, the latest machinist apprentice class from the Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...