Schmitz Manufacturing Research & Technology LLC exists to provide advances in smart manufacturing through hardware and software development.

Joined June 2020
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4 Jun 2022
Excellent collaboration with MSC. We’re so happy to host three excellent interns! lnkd.in/gKETtRBH

3 Jun 2022
Let’s talk about milling stability, force, and displacement. The middle plot displays a stability map that separates unstable (chatter) pairs of spindle speed and axial depth from stable pairs. The feed direction force and tool displacement are shown for…lnkd.in/e3NAEF4D
1 Jun 2022
What a great day at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Machine Tool Research Center (MTRC)! We hosted 65 high school students from the Governors School for the Sciences and Engineering (GSSE). GSSE is part of the UTK Pre-College Programs and pre…lnkd.in/gBZGY8ZG

29 May 2022
Happy Memorial Day from the UT Knoxville Machine Tool Resesrch Center, its faculty, staff, and students. We salute our veterans and current service men and women. Thank you! This photo is from my former southeastern Kansas stomping grounds of Caney, Amer…lnkd.in/gEmRrK7J

27 May 2022
Scott Smith and the Intelligent Machine Tools (IMT) group at ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration facility hosted the UT Knoxville Machine Tool Research Center (MTRC) students for the first, post-COVID “MTRC day at the MDF”. lnkd.in/gY5UquzK Follo…lnkd.in/gpHE48Yz
26 May 2022
The Southeastern Advanced Machine Tools Network (SEAMTN) hosted 27 community and business thought leaders from the Knoxville Chamber, Knox County Schools, PSCC, TVA, IACMI, and others to discuss how we can partner to address training and education needs f…lnkd.in/eKZWM9Xe
21 May 2022
I'm 52 today! What better way to celebrate than sharing with my LinkedIn friends? Over the past few years, I've collected the content from my LinkedIn posts into a single Dropbox folder ("Observations Schmitz" link provided below). The purpose of the vi…lnkd.in/gemMm9Nu
21 May 2022
In January we partnered with tnAchieves to include ACE content in the online learning opportunities for students. In just four months ACE has logged 5,555 hours completed by 2,836 unique students! Thanks to tnAchieves for this valu…lnkd.in/g3A6ckNs mtrc.utk.edu/ace/
21 May 2022
It’s my pleasure to partner the Southeastern Advanced Machine Tools Network (SEAMTN) with @Cramer_sTEm and his terrific EWD team at America Makes! #seamtn #oldcc #ncdmm #education #workforcedevelopment #machining lnkd.in/g-ZTmKfS

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20 May 2022
How you joined the ACE team yet? This story may inspire you to participate in our no-cost, online CNC machining training. Learn more and register at this website. mtrc.utk.edu/ace/ #machining #dynamics #metrology #education #seamtn #oldcc #ace #iblnkd.in/gPRxXCup

18 May 2022
Around and around it goes! Check out this continuous chip formation in orthogonal (2D) cutting. The video was recorded by my PhD student Ryan Garcia. The cutting conditions were: feed per revolution = 0.254 mm (0.010 in) cutting speed = 152 m/min (500 f…lnkd.in/gfbc6NWq