Articles

The Million-Dollar Job

A shop specializing in large parts describes the most expensive single order it ever shipped.

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Basics

How to Promote Careers in Precision Manufacturing

Step one: create a great manufacturing training program with good instructors and a well-equipped machining facility. Step two: create a compelling video that sells the program to high school seniors about to choose a career path. The ITAMCO Manufacturing Education Center at Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Indiana has both steps covered.

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Measurement

The Road to Better Parts

Jenoptik Industrial Metrology is asking U.S.-based manufacturers to bring their quality challenges to its experts as part of its 2014 road show event: The Better Parts Challenge. The company will use its measuring devices and software to help shops make better quality parts and potentially reduce production costs.

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U.S. Remains a Big Buyer of Machine Tools

The 2014 World Machine Tool Output and Consumption Survey shows that the U.S. machine tool market has outpaced the rest of the world two of the last three years and is forecasted to grow faster in 2014.

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CAD/CAM

Video: Optimizing Rapid Moves on a Five-Axis Machine

How do you optimize rapid positioning tool paths for five-axis operations? This write-up and video explains one approach.

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Laser & Waterjet

A Fiber Laser Cutter for Job Shops

Trumpf says its BrightLine fiber laser-cutting technology enables its TruLaser Series 5000 fiber laser cutting machines to be just as effective processing thick materials as they are cutting thin sheet metal.

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What Is Data-Driven Manufacturing

Decisions that control the manufacturing process should be based on facts, not guesses, wishes, theories or opinions.

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Measurement

Standardizing The Measurement Process To Find The Right Gage

Guidelines used to standardize the measuring process can provide a good basis for making gage decisions.

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CAD/CAM

New Users Are Adopting Simulation Software

Even though the market for NC simulation software is mature, that doesn’t mean that new users cannot adopt it. In fact, one CGTech representative lists four reasons why shops that had never considered simulation software before are now opting for it.

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Aerospace

When to Waterjet, When to Mill

A composite parts manufacturer in Nebraska recently installed a combined five-axis waterjet/milling machine to position itself to win large-scale aerospace work it sees on the horizon.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing Moves Ahead at Mazak

“We thought we knew what our utilization was, but now we know for sure.

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Additive and Subtractive Together, Including by Retrofit

The list of machine tools combining both additive manufacturing and subtractive CNC machining can now grow to include an existing machine that has the additive capability added on.

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