October 2021 Issue
October 2021
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the October 2021 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Six Times to Include Messages in CNC Programs
CNC machines allow users to include clarifying messages within the G code, which can be an easy way to communicate with other operators.
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Mill-Turn Enables Complete Machining of High-Precision Parts
WFL’s Mill-turn machines have enabled Wittmann Battenfeld to combine milling, turning and boring operations for increased process flexibility and production efficiency.
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Metalworking Index Cools with Slowing Growth in New Orders and Production Activity
Slowing growth in production and employment activity elevated backlogs, but weighed down overall metalworking activity.
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Another Giant Leap for AM — New Standards
Additive manufacturing standards help bring order and clarity to a burgeoning and chaotic field. Recently, many new ones have emerged.
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Top Shops Are Data-Driven by Definition
CNC machine shops at various stages of digitalizing their operations share a commitment to evidence-backed decision-making.
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Putting People First: a Profitable Strategy
Treating people fairly and valuing their contributions isn't only the right thing to do. It’s also a direct path toward greater profitability, as shown by this Top Shop.
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Tool Presetting Identifies and Isolates Costly Problems
Speroni’s Futura CNC presetter enabled Cogitic to diagnose runout and wear problems with its tooling before running the tools on its machines, saving time and expensive material.
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Rapid Reports Improve Shop Utilization
The owners of David Packard Company wanted to look beyond facility expansion to increase the output of the shop. They turned to Datanomix to unlock hidden capacity in their current infrastructure.
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How a Mom-and-Pop Becomes a Top Shop
Process and culture shift as leaders adopt new business strategies and a singular focus on expanding and filling capacity.
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The Art of Maintaining Continuous Improvement
Production efficiencies, setup efficiencies, plant utilization record, safety records, on-time delivery performance — all of these metrics and more place Forest City Gear among the elite when it comes the use of ongoing improvement methodologies.
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MMS Is Back on the Shop Floor, But There Are Differences
Modern Machine Shop editors visit machining facilities to report stories. We are now more mindful than ever that the chance for this visit is a privilege. Meanwhile, what we are there to report has changed.
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Modern Bench Amplifiers Offer More Evaluation Capabilities
Today’s electronic gaging amplifiers can do more than take comparative measurements. New features have become common, opening possibilities for machinists and manufacturers.
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