#468 IMTS 2026 recap, Microscopes, people, and deep knowledge

Business of Machining by johngrimsmo

Sep 25, 202661:52Business

Topics: * Interferometers, vision systems, etc. * Blue Photon * Bar fed mill * Surface grinding and balancing * Ai: * Fronteir models vs local models * MCP servers * Entrepreneurship

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