IndustryArena Video of the month: Automation can save your day

Like every year, Christmas is just around the corner! It's the same for our Santa Claus....but then he has a saving idea! Take a look at our Christmas video to see how he manages to relax after all...

HERMLE made this nice Christmas video for you!

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Unanswered Forum Threads

For CNC geeks our forum is the perfect place for exchanging ideas and tips on CNC machining. However, a few questions remain unanswered but maybe you can help other members to solve their problems?

7 forum threads of the past days that haven´t been answered yet:

• HAAS VF-3 NGC, Tool Offset Page Question	by Sean3073 from
• Macro Programming Question, ...	by hkinkade from
• Alarm 41 Spindle malfunction after amplifier change	by gusf from
• Laser Engraving with sheetcam + mach3	by sbc350 from
• Looking for master list of data fields for Haas Mill	by kentdesautel13 from
• 426PB to 426M conversion	by pedro-s from
• Mori Seiki MV55 with Yasnac MX2 Control ...	by angelw from

More unanswered threads you can find via the link below. And if you need help with your own projects, don´t hesitate to start a new topic in our forum.
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Top 10 Manufacturing Trends

We found an interesting blog on explodingtopics.com about the expected trends for the manufacturing industry in the following years:

The manufacturing sector isn’t as prominently in the public eye as industries like tourism and hospitality. As the industry recovers from the pandemic, resilience is the key theme giving rise to the trends that are altering the global manufacturing landscape. In fact, a poll of over 200 C-suite decision-makers at global manufacturing companies found that 68% listed improved resilience and agility as a top business priority in the coming years. Read on to gain insights on the biggest trends shaping the future of manufacturing.

1. Smart Factories Are Changing How We Make Things

The “smart factory” or “smart industry” concept has been around for a long time. But has witnessed a surge in interest over the last few years.(...)

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Used Machinery Marketplace

Are you looking for a used machine? Take a look at our used machinery market, no matter if you need one for hobby or professional. Filter among more than 22,000 products by machine type, operating hours or price to find the machine you are searching for, quickly and precisely.

Take a look at these two machines for example:

Heid 270-57-1500		DECKEL FP 2 LB
Heid		DECKEL
Lathes		Milling machines

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Global trends in additive manufacturing innovations

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published a report “Innovation Trends in Additive Manufacturing” investigating trends in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. The report covers the period from 2001 to 2020, and patent filing numbers are used to determine trends and highlight areas of prolific innovation within AM. Marks & Clerk provided a summary of the report, along with own commentary and conclusions in an interesting article.

You can also download the full study under the following link:

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Videos with Decoration Ideas for Christmas

The Christmas season is the time to make beautiful decorations for your home. And this is where your CNC machines can come in handy. Here are some beautiful decoration ideas:

3D printed Christmas tree	Robot Christmas tree decorating
Santa´s Sleigh made by 3D printing	beautiful Christmas ornaments

CNC machinists have always a bunch of great ideas. If you have created videos of your current CNC projects, we would be happy if you could share them with the community in our forum! More videos

IndustryArena Social Media Ranking

At the end of the year, we want to take a look at the Digital Showrooms with the most followers on IndustryArena.

1.		HEIDENHAIN	11,483 Followers
2.		SIEMENS - Digital Industries	8,571 Followers
3.		DMG MORI	6,835 Followers

Last month, Simple-Quality, the German-speaking community for quality management, was integrated into IndustryArena. As a result, this showroom has recorded by far the most growth.

1.		Simple Quality	+1096 Followers
2.		HEIDENHAIN	+106 Followers
3.		SIEMENS - Digital Industries	+64 Followers

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Our Top Forum Threads

Would you like to know which topics have been most interesting for the community recently?

Here are our 7 most visited forum threads of the last weeks.

• Need help with cutting insets in spacers for o-rings	1,354 views
• 900x600 CNC- 2.2kW water cooled spindle, vacuum bed	1,068 views
• Problem with Madcam 5Xtra milling direction	908 views
• Squareness error compensation	904 views
• Baldor servo motor replacement and continuous power draw.	892 views
• Upgrade from the stone age: which is the right choice?	878 views
• Savage 93R17 stock cad files	810 views

You want to get more involved within the community? We are always looking for forum moderators and professional geeks in CNC & manufacturing techniques. If you would like to become a moderator at IndustryArena and CNCzone, please get in touch with us.
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Our Top Forum Posters

Last month, too, there was intensive discussion in the forums and an exchange of ideas and tips.

Here are the most active posters in November:

peteeng 78 posts	joeavaerage  184 posts	GeckoSub 50 posts

As always recently, a neck-and-neck race between peteeng and joeavaerage at the top. Thanks to them and all our members who post in the forums
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