Articles

LaunchPoint: Hitting the Reset Button

Minnesota electrician Nathan Engstrom began again with a new career.

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Economics

Industry Shows Fast Growth

With a reading of 54.2, Gardner’s metalworking business index for January showed that conditions in the metalworking industry have improved dramatically.

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Basics

Why a Few Degrees Matter

3 + 2 machining might not be as captivating as five-axis contouring operations, but it can be just as valuable.

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CAD/CAM

Helping the Bloodhound SSC Hunt for a New World Record

This video shows how Delcam PowerMill’s Vortex machining strategy is helping to manufacture the front suspension subassembly for the Bloodhound SSC (SuperSonic Car).

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Grinding

Product Spotlight Slideshow: Grinding

Our February product spotlight features grinding equipment ranging from abrasive grinding wheels to cylindrical grinding machines for large workpieces.

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Top Shops

Don’t Forget About the Top Shops Honors Program

In addition to receiving benchmarking survey reports, participating shops have a chance to be profiled in 91ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ÎÛ. Learn more.

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Medical

Medical Shapes a Shop

Medical job and contract shops face challenges—some unique to the market they serve—that push them to become more efficient. Learn about the efforts this shop has made to clear the hurdles it has encountered along the way.

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Laser & Waterjet

Expanded Capabilities for Fiber Laser Cutters

New technology enables fiber laser cutting machines to be just as effective processing thick materials as they are cutting thin sheet metal.

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Finishing Methods for 3D Printed Parts

This manufacturer recently completed its testing of various finishing methods for parts made through fused deposition modeling. Replacing layer lines with attractive finishes is essential for 3D printing to produce components that consumers will see.

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EDM

Introducing GF Machining Solutions

Georg Fischer AG, the global industrial firm based in Switzerland, has a new name for the division that supplies well-known brands of electrical discharge machines, high speed milling, automation/tooling, spindles and more.

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Basics

Why a Dual-Column Machining Center?

According to this machine tool supplier, a dual-column or bridge-type machining center is 10 times more thermally stable than a comparable “C” style machine.

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CAD/CAM

A “Shortcut” for Bladed Components

GibbsCAM offers two options designed to simplify the programming of bladed workpieces such as blisks and impellers.

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