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Replacing Broaching with Milling
Trochoidal milling is a toolpath technique generally applied to increase tool life or material removal rate in hard metals. Manufacturing solutions provider Iruba also relies on this approach to make a shaped milling tool effective.
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The Challenge in Capturing Liquid Smoke
Machining hard metals with straight-oil coolant can generate “liquid smoke” that can be difficult to capture. Here are some factors to consider when developing a mist collection system for this pesky machining byproduct.
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How to Capture Liquid Smoke
Liquid smoke is the most difficult byproduct of a wet machining operation to capture.
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Straight Talk about Cutting Steep Tapers with Wire EDM
The RoboCut C400iA and two sizes of the larger C600iA wire EDM machines from Methods Machine Tools enable unusually steep tapers to be cut with the wire EDM process by positioning the workpiece with a rotary-tilt table.
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Generation Growth Adds Mica Tool
Mica Tool & Manufacturing of Wisconsin is the latest machining business to be acquired by the Generation Growth Capital Fund.
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Vacuum Cleaning Systems for the Shop
Because different kinds of machining and manufacturing operations produce different kinds of chips, waste and debris, a shop should consider the right vacuum cleaning system for the task. An article from Vac-U-Max describes various types of vacuum cleaners and matches them with the cleanup chore for which they are most effective.
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Advantages of New Laser-Scanning Technology
Here’s why many of today’s manufacturers are considering retrofitting CMMs and articulated measuring arms with the latest laser scanners.
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Applying New Laser-Scanning Technology
Here’s why many of today’s manufacturers are considering retrofitting CMMs and articulated measuring arms with laser scanners.
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It’s Not Social, It’s Business…
Or so says Editor-in-Chief Chris Koepfer about the new PM Blog recently launched by MMS sister publication Production Machining.
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Stepping Up to the Next Machine Level
Two feature articles in 91Ƶվ’s February issue involve shops that recently made a step up to machine tool types they had not used before.
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Don’t Discount the Small Stuff
At least in the short term, the most significant machine design changes aren’t always the most significant difference-makers on the shop floor.
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PMTS—A “Picture-Perfect” Industry Event
If you want a clear and comprehensive picture of what precision machining looks like today, the exhibition and technical sessions at the Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) are in the “must-see” category. PMTS runs April 16-18, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
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