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What Makes Millennials Tick? Try Seeing Them Differently
A millennial’s take on why maybe it’s time to step back and examine how we talk about the next generation of manufacturers.
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Video: Rotating Table Swivels 180 Degrees on this Mill-Turn
For an unusual bell-shaped workpiece, Stein Seal turned to Grob Systems for a mill-turn machine with a horizontal spindle. A rotating, swiveling worktable on the vertical Y axis of this G550T machine enables it to do heavy-duty turning in a horizontal orientation. It can even take a workpiece from an upright position to one facing completely upside down. To see this table in action on another application, watch this video.
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GBI: Metalworking February 2016 – 46.3
Industry shows improvement for the third consecutive month.
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Motion Meeting a Mega Success
The introduction of a sleek new super-efficient assembly line was just one of the highlights of this year’s conference focusing on United Grinding’s constant pursuit of machining excellence.
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Fending Off Spindle Failure
In addition to offering seminars on spindle preventative maintenance, GTI Spindle Technology also has a portable vibration analysis unit that can be operated via a tablet app.
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More Effective Deep-Hole Drilling with MQL
A dual-margin design enables a series of drills from Nachi to create holes with large length-to-diameter ratios with minimum quantity lubrication.
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MTConnect Is Commitment
Moving to the Industrial Internet of Things is an urgent strategic goal, but on the shop floor, tactical deployments will require MTConnect-enabled systems. The [MC]2 Conference provides a battle plan.
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Standardized Parameters Make Unattended Machining Reliable
Standardized parameters for specific material and cutting tool combinations help this hard milling specialist manage a highly varied workload with minimal labor.
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Shop's Own Training Program Paves a Pathway to Employee Success
This shop developed a Web- and video-based training program tailored to its own specific practices that enables new hires to progress in stages from trainee to senior process engineer after demonstrating a clear understanding of each new skill they’ve acquired.
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The Benefits of Horizontal Turning on a Mill-Turn Machine
A mill-turn machine that can rotate a large, bell-shaped workpiece in a horizontal orientation enabled this manufacturer to hit tight tolerance and cost targets. Minimizing non-value-added time and running lights out were also essential for success.
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Keys to Success in Unattended Hard Milling
MMS first visited this shop a decade ago to investigate the requirements for an effective hard milling process. We recently returned to explore the system in place for ensuring that process is reliable and predictable enough to run unattended, often for days at a time.
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