Articles

Five-Axis

Machining, Manufacturing Technology on Display in Pfronten

Automation, additive manufacturing, five-axis machining and more was on display at DMG MORI’s recent open house at its Pfronten, Germany, campus.

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Laser & Waterjet

Fiber Laser Markers Do Much, Much More

Fiber laser technology is not just for marking—used properly, it can alleviate the burden on milling, EDM and welding equipment.

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Milling Tools

Ultrasonic Technology Poised for Advance into General Machining

Formerly applied only to exotic materials such as ceramics and gemstones, ultrasonic machining has been adapted to more general manufacturing. Titanium and CFRP are two workpiece materials in which the counterintuitive technology shows promise.

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Manufacturing News of Note: March 2017

Siemens launches a workforce development program, a new capacity-sharing platform gets funded by GE and other industry news.

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Do's and Don'ts of Finishing Metal 3D-Printed Parts

Finishing 3D-printed parts requires different considerations than conventionally machined ones. One expert offers tips.

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Grinding

Seen in a Sidebar

Although one of my recent stories focused on peel grinding, it also included a sidebar about an alternate through-coolant grinding wheel dresser. READ MORE

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Workholding

Wire EDM Offers More Than Just Precision

Among other benefits, these two shops have saved significant production time by using wire EDM for part-cutoff operations previously conducted on bandsaws.

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A Waterjet Machining Center that Fits

At first, abrasive waterjet machines were naturally at home in the fabricating shop. Today, certain models resemble a typical, fully enclosed CNC machine and they fit well in a machining job shop setting.

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Tool Mfr. Commits to Marketing-Free Product Training Seminars

Responding to feedback from its customers, Dapra Corp. changed its seminar model to focus less on marketing, and more on technical training.

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Milling Tools

Economies of Usable Cutting Tool Edges

Recent introductions from a major cutting tool maker illustrate the engineering and application of tools designed to deliver an increased number of useful edges.

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Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop

A fourth-generation family machine shop integrates metal additive manufacturing as another production operation.

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Shop Management System Streamlines Aerospace Production

For Sealth Aero Marine, jobs were hard to track and production information was hard to access. ProShop, from Adion Systems made these processes easier and improved sales and on-time deliveries.

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