Modern Machine Shop
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Modern Machine Shop
| image = Cover of Modern Machine Shop
| caption = Modern Machine Shop first "modern-digest size" issue (September 2008)
| type = Business magazine
| format = Monthly paper and online magazine
| foundation = 1928
| owners = Gardner Business Media Inc.
| editor = Brent Donaldson
| publisher = Bryce Ellis
| circulation = 98,571
| headquarters = Cincinnati, Ohio
| language = English
| website = [http://www.mmsonline.com/ www.mmsonline.com]
| ISSN = 0026-8003
}}
Modern Machine Shop (ISSN 0026-8003) is a media brand that reports on product and process technology being used in North America's CNC machining and metalworking industry. Modern Machine Shop's audience consists primarily of owners, managers, and engineers at OEMs, contract manufacturers, and job shops that machine for industries including automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, medical/surgical, defense, and construction equipment.{{cite web| title = Global Technology Leaders Unite to Launch Advanced Manufacturing Center at IMTS 2008| publisher = Vibrant| url = http://www.vibrantndt.com/documents/78_Vibrant_at_IMTS_2008.pdf| accessdate = 2008-11-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195203/http://www.vibrantndt.com/documents/78_Vibrant_at_IMTS_2008.pdf| archive-date = 2011-07-17| url-status = dead}}
Overview
First published in 1928, Modern Machine Shop is the flagship publication of Gardner Business Media.
Modern Machine Shop's qualified, no-charge subscription base is BPA-audited. As of August 2017, monthly circulation was 85,500.[https://www.gardnerweb.com/cdn/cms/MMS%20December%202019.pdf 2020 Modern Machine Shop Media Kit from Gardner Publications web site]
The publisher is Bryce Ellis and the Editor-in-Chief is Brent Donaldson. Editorial offices are located in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Modern Machine Shop is published 12 times per year.
Modern Machine Shop also maintains a complete suite of multi-media resources used for researching machining and metalworking processes, product technologies and for locating suppliers of equipment and services used in machining and metalworking facilities.
Sample editorial calendar topics
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Month
! Special Coverage ! Better Production ! Modern Equipment Review | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Medical Machining Cutting Tools | Machining Centers | Aerospace Machining | style="text-align:left;" | |
| February | EDM CAD/CAM | Turning | Robotics & Automation | style="text-align:left;" | |
| March | Measurement & Quality Special Coverage: Aerospace Machining | Workholding | Grinding | style="text-align:left;" | |
| Apr | Production Machining | Cutting Tools | Turning | style="text-align:left;" | |
| May | Workholding Special Coverage: Micro Machining | Measurement | Lasers & Waterjet Machining | style="text-align:left;" | |
| June | Die/Mold Machining | Software | Medical Machining | style="text-align:left;" | |
| July | Multitasking Machines | Cutting Tools | Machining Centers | style="text-align:left;" | |
| August | Hole Making Special Coverage: Lean Manufacturing | Turning | Robots & Automation | style="text-align:left;" | |
| September | Machining for Oil-Field & Energy Quality Systems | Software | Measurement | style="text-align:left;" | |
| October | Milling & Machining Centers EMO Show Issue | Workholding | Laser & Waterjet Machining | style="text-align:left;" | |
| November | Manufacturer Software Special Coverage: Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Manufacturing | Cutting Tools | Grinding | style="text-align:left;" | |
| December | Turning Grinding Technology | Machining Centers | Workholding | style="text-align:left;" | |
Partnerships
Domestic:
- Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)
- Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA)
Other Gardner Business Media brands
- AutoBeat
- Modern Machine Shop Mexico
- MoldMaking Technology
- Production Machining
- Products Finishing
- Products Finishing Mexico
- Plastics Technology
- Plastics Technology Mexico
- CompositesWorld
- Additive Manufacturing
References
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