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Improving the Parting Process: Faster Cuts, Smoother Finish

The MultiFGrip from Iscar has a robust design that enables it to make deep parting cuts in 4.72-inch barstock quickly while minimizing vibrations and material waste, providing time and material savings in high-production environments.

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Product Spotlight: Measurement and Inspection

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on technologies for part measurement, tool setting and machine inspection. 

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CAD/CAM

Aerospace Machine Shop Opts for CAM Simulation Over Dry Runs

NCSIMUL Machine software has taken Marton Precision’s G-code program verification from a 16 hour manual process to a mere two hours. 

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Brackets Are One Potential Win for 3D Printing

They may not be flashy, but they are necessary. Four reasons 3D printing can build a better bracket. 

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3D Printing Plugs a Problem

Superior Metal Products had a problem with chips and coolant being shot back through tube material it was machining on a bar-fed CNC turning center. The solution to plug the back end of the tubes was a 3D printed device.

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Automation

AI Demands Meaningful Metrics

Machine learning can identify patterns and trends faster than any human, but correlations are only as meaningful as the data driving the analysis. 

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What's the Best Insert for Finishing Steel?

Finish turning operations can cost more than you think in cycle time and tooling. Here’s some real test data on what insert works best, cermet vs. carbide and coated vs. uncoated.

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How to Effectively Train CNC Machine Operators

A blended-learning approach uses external resources to teach the basics, saving in-house training for company-specific issues.

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Material Jetting: It's Like Printing, Just in 3D

Recent advances in material processing capabilities have renewed interest in material jetting, the additive process that allows 3D objects to be built by placing different combinations of material drop-by-drop.

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Measurement

Taking A Reading on Gages

Are we taking advantage of the vast amounts of dimensional information that a gage or hand tool can produce? Certainly not if the information presented on the gage display reads only “over,” “under” or “good.”

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Cutting Tools

News of Note: Machine Redesign, CAM Credentials and Solar Energy

Among the industry news of note in October 2019 is GF Machining Solutions’ rebranding of its machines, a cutting tool technology expo coming up in November and a huge solar panel installation on which Toyoda has broken ground. 

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Basics

A New Quality Standard You Need to Know About

The Quality Information Framework (QIF) helps connect product data with process data in emerging data-driven environments.

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