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Mechanical Mockups for Maintenance Training

Maintenance is critical to the continued operation of military jets. This company has found a way to enable training without going to the expense of using a working engine.

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Multitasking Levels, MTConnect and Additive Mrf. Part of Tech Center Event

A recent open house at Mazak’s Chicago-area facility included not just various machines but also various ideas for thinking differently about machining.

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Toolholders

Video: Machine Tool Serves as its Own Robot

Schunk’s Gripper with Spindle Interface device enables a machine to load and unload workpieces on its own. See how.

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Automated Laser Scanning Using a Collaborative Robot

This device is said to be the first programmable laser scanning system to enable automated 3D scanning, dimensional measurement and dimensional gaging leveraging a collaborative robot platform.

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Video: Manufacturing of the Machined Direct Drive Drum Pedal

Music-industry manufacturer DW Drums discusses in-house production, machining of its new pedal design and working with extruded parts.

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Measurement

Metrology Data That Drive Manufacturing

HxGN Live is the annual international conference sponsored by Hexagon, the global company best known in the manufacturing industry for its broad range of metrology equipment. With its recent acquisition of Vero software, Hexagon now has CAM software products to make metrology data a key driver of shopfloor productivity, as this year’s event made clear.

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EDM

Slideshow: Boosting Productivity with EDM

Features such as automatic threading, wear detection and ergonomic controls help to boost productivity in electrical discharge machining (EDM). View this month’s slideshow to learn more.

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C.R. Onsrud Partners with Pinnacle

With the expansion of its dealer network and growth in key markets including aerospace, this company’s custom-built equipment is catching the attention of a whole new audience.

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Automation

Collaborative Robots Cut Crown Leadtimes

A manufacturer of dental implants is realizing faster turnaround time for crowns by using collaborative robots to tend its machine tools.

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Grinding

Garage Shop Evolves into CNC Tool Grinding Specialist

This tool grinding shop was able to transform itself into a specialty cutting tool producer with the adoption of a few advanced CNC tool grinding machines.

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Protection System Saves Spindles During Collisions

Collisions on a VMC can cause costly damage to the spindle as well as other machine parts, which prompted GF Machining Solutions to develop its Machine and Spindle Protection (MSP) feature.

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Will the Coalition Continue?

It almost certainly will. As the Whitehall Township Tooling Coalition nears the end of the tax incentive that led to its creation, this alliance of eight tool and die shops finds so much value in the partnership that the group is on track to last. Here are lessons in how and why to enter into an alliance of shops.

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