The job of an engineer hasn’t changed in the 90 years since Machine Design first published. The role is still to improve the performance and lower the cost of problem-solving devices, as well as the ...

“Man is a tool-using Animal....Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.” — Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881 As a design manager, I am acutely aware of how ...

The emergence of 3D printed open-source lathes marks a significant milestone in the development of cost-effective machine tools. By ingeniously combining 3D printing technology with concrete casting ...