Articles

Video: A Matchmaker for Manufacturing

A Kentucky company bases its business model on connecting OEMs with job shops that have unfilled machining capacity, supporting these building blocks of local and state economies.

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Turn/Mill

3 Design Elements for Effective Turning on a 5 Axis Machine

Here are three design elements that enable this five-axis machine to effectively turn workpieces, even if they aren’t symmetric.

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Top Shops

Leveraging LinkedIn?

Leading shops use LinkedIn more these days. Consider joining our growing LinkedIn community to pose questions and share your thoughts with other Top Shops in North America.

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Turn/Mill

A Swiss-Type Turning Point

The lessons this shop learned after purchasing its first Swiss-type turning center nearly two decades ago are now being applied to larger multi-spindle and multi-turret lathes for bigger and more complex parts.

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Aerospace

Taiwan’s Aircraft Ambition

Various machine tool builders in Taiwan eye the aircraft industry. Some have formed an alliance that is now working with a research institute to tailor machines for more effective processing of aircraft workpieces.

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Standard Tool Classification for Better Data Communication

Cutting tool manufacturers have worked together to create a generic tool catalog format that helps link cutting tool information with applications supporting data-driven manufacturing.

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Automotive

IQ Steel for Smarter Design

Ovako has developed an "isotropic-quality" material that offers advantages in strength and weight to accommodate part design with less material.

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Medical

Meeting Microgrinding Challenges

A technology for microgrinding reminiscent of Swiss-type machines' sliding headstocks can handle higher length-to-diameter ratios in the grinding of medical guidewires and other long, skinny parts.

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3D Printing Aids Setup at Caterpillar

Lightweight 3D-printed models have helped the heavy equipment manufacturer save time and money.

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Cutting Tools

Toothed Edge Extends Button Insert Advantages

Particularly for long reach applications, a button insert with a serrated edge can provide greater stability, less heat-generating friction and better chip evacuation than one without.

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The 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015

It’s become a tradition for me, as this blog’s moderator, to look back on the year and see which posts resonated best with our readers. Here is the list of our most popular blog posts of 2015.

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Positive Surprises This Year and Next

Some thoughts upon looking back over content MMS produced during this past year.

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