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Articles
Lean Manufacturing Shapes A Cell
A machining cell that seeks to optimize product flow may look very different from a cell that seeks to optimize a machining process.
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Cryogenic Hard Turning
Liquid nitrogen insert cooling extends insert life and allows greater use of low-cost ceramic inserts for hard turning operations.
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Wire EDM Goes Horizontal
Wire EDM (electrical discharge machining) has been configured with the wire in a vertical orientation for decades, so the appearance of a wire machine that orients the wire horizontally is truly a novel development.
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CAM Software For Probing
Software for creating probing routines off-line promises to make machine tool probing easier to use. As a few examples show, different software providers look at this off-line programming in different ways.
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Light-Activated Glue Holds And Releases Workpieces In A Flash
This alternative workholding method uses adhesive cured by UV light to "clamp" complex-shaped parts to a fixture. After machining, a quick laser beam "unclamps" the part by destroying the adhesive.
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Mold Machining And Beyond
Adopting high speed machining entailed some surprises. One of the surprises was an unforeseen opportunity for new work.
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The "Pluses" And & "Minuses" Of Indicator Dials
Despite their many "faces," dial indicators and test indicator dials tend to look pretty similar in that they all have graduations and numbers. This similarity is especially true of dial indicators that have balanced dials.
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Steering To Greater Flexibility
Re-tool aging dedicated machines? For this plant, it makes more sense to spend a bit more to replace them with new, more flexible, machining centers.
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A Simple Way To Implement A Qualified Tooling System
Shops often use a DNC system simply to transfer part program files to machine tools. While this certainly has its advantages, few shops use DNC in more advanced ways, such as a means of integrating a qualified (preset) tooling system to monitor tool life and speed setups.
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Swiss-Type Turning Without A Guide Bushing
The traditional CNC Swiss-type machine is well suited to parts that are long and slender. Here is an alternative for other types of turned parts.
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The High Feed, High Reliability Process
When button cutters and high-feed mills are used properly, feed rate and confidence go hand in hand.
Read MoreWhat Kind Of Work Is Resistant To International Outsourcing?
Here is one observer's list of the kinds of machining work that U.S. shops should focus on.
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