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Automotive

Nidec Acquiring Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool

Motor manufacturer looking for ways to more efficiently manufacture so it is buying a machine tool company

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Avoiding Costs while Adding Value with DFAM

Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) is as much about finding value as it is about avoiding costs with AM. 

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Machine Tool Orders Boom in December 2020

Machine tool orders reached their highest level since September 2018 (the last in-person IMTS) and their highest level outside of an IMTS month in three years.

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Toolholders

Moving Monitoring Closer to the Cut

A sensory toolholder can provide more accurate vibration data on the metalcutting process, helping to extend tool life and improve surface finish.

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Basics

Confirming Dimensional Accuracy of a Precision Ball

A single diameter isn’t the only measurement parameter that can be used to ensure accuracy.

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Turning Machines

TPEI Takes on Larger Parts, Increases Efficiency with Romi Lathes

After adopting the Romi C 830 and C 510, TPEI can turn larger workpieces and take larger depths of cut compared to its previous lathes. 

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Meet the 3D Printed Parts That Are on Their Way to Mars

Five components of a critical instrument were made via electron beam melting, a technique able to deliver the hollow box beams and thin walls. But 3D printing was just the first step.

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Mazak Takes Entry-Level Machine Tools to New Heights

A new machine series aims to address the immediate and longer term requirements of job shops by lowering cost barriers to acquiring manufacturing technology without foregoing capability or compromising performance.

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Automation

New Horizons with a New Horizontal Machining Center

A sudden surge in orders for a part used in COVID diagnostic equipment forced CBM Industries to quickly adapt to its first horizontal machining center, including the challenges of fixturing and lights-out machining.

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Basics

T Codes Simplify Tool Length Confirmation Process

CNC users can program custom macros and T codes to ensure cutting tools are the proper length for tool length compensation in machining centers.

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Here Is Why Knust Godwin Decided to 3D Print Mission Critical Parts

Knust Godwin introduced metal 3D printing into its precision-machining environment nearly eight years ago. Now the company is using the capability to break through into new applications and give 3D printed mission-critical parts a renewed business case.

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ERP Makes Social Distancing Possible at Make-to-Order Shops

As we all learn to cope with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the case for cloud-based ERP has never been clearer.

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