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Automation

How About Just a Little Lights-Out?

Running 24/7 might not be necessary for your shop. But what if you added a couple extra unmanned hours?

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Can You Weld Aluminum Foil?

Although we primarily focus on the chip-making operations shops perform, this welding “parlor trick” on Miller Electric’s website is worth a look-see.

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Minimizing Turnaround Times for Big Parts

The key to success (and the primary challenge) for any job shop is minimizing turnaround time for non-repeating work. This Indiana shop shares some of its strategies for reducing lead times for the various large-scale jobs it encounters.

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Micromachining

Checklist for the Serious Startup Shop

Are you starting a CNC job shop? Go over this equipment checklist before you begin.

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Turning Machines

VTL Delivers Powerful, Heavy Cuts

In addition to high horsepower and torque for heavy cuts in difficult-to-machine materials, the Powerturn 2500 C-M vertical turning lathe offers a large-capacity ATC, thermal stability and observation cameras mounted within the work zone.

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Automation

Effective Hole Making Via Robotic Orbital Drilling

New technology may enable robotic drilling to be more commonplace in machine shops by overcoming the issue of limited robot rigidity.

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May MBI Growth Rate Accelerates

Growth in the employment and backlog subindicies helped the MBI reach 56.5.

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Classic Knee Mill is Anniversary Gift

To honor the 70th anniversary of the founding of The Robert E. Morris Company, Hardinge Inc. presented a Bridgeport knee mill to Lee Morris and the Morris Group Inc. The connection between the two companies is even longer standing.

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Aerospace

Make Maximum Use of the Magazine

This shop streamlined its selection of cutting tools to machine a number of parts on a pallet system. Cutting down on cutters delivered other benefits as well.

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Automotive

The In-House Advantage

A shop that introduced its own product realizes the advantages of designing and machining a part under the same roof.

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Free Webinar: Secrets of Cost Savings through CNC Innovation

CNC innovation can deliver the lowest Total Cost of Ownership for production equipment. Find out how on June 21 during a free webinar presented by Fanuc FA America and “91Ƶվ.”

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Heavy Turnout for Innovation Days

Approximately 1,600 people attended the recent Innovation Days event at DMG/Mori Seiki, which featured more than 30 milling, turning and multitasking machines.

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