Articles
The Costs and Benefits of Horizontal Machining
The shift from vertical to horizontal machining was even more expensive than this shop anticipated. It was also more valuable. Most of the shop’s machining centers are HMCs now—here’s why.
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June Digital Edition Now Available
Modern Machine Shop’s June digital edition is now available. This issue features emphasis topics of CAD/CAM software and die/mold machining.
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Five Go-To Machining Technologies
There are a number of ancillary machine tool technologies that shops can use to become more efficient and effective. Here are five that I appreciate.
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Deep Holes with a Difference
Upgrading its deep-hole drilling capability with a Precihole three-axis machine from Absolute Machine Tools made a positive difference in this shop’s part processing, business strategy and customer service.
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Profiler Expected to Exceed 100 Cubic Inches per Minute in Titanium
Five-axis, five-spindle machine aims at reduced cost per piece for production of large aircraft components.
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Swiss for Short
A Swiss-type lathe with a B-axis milling spindle and significant tooling capacity enables this shop to be more effective at complex, short-run work—work the shop otherwise might not even bid on.
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Got “Nano-Onions?”
What the heck’s a “nano-onion,” and how can it help me machine more effectively?
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A Novel Modular Clamping System
This clamping system minimizes setup times, enable a machine to access five sides of a part and provides highly repeatable positioning for bulky components.
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Retired Engineer Turns Machinist
The industrial benchtop CNC mill that Dan Rosenthal installed in his garage is no toy.
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Machine Monitoring Proves Its Worth
These three short case histories document the value of implementing a manufacturing execution system for machine monitoring. In each case, MERLIN hardware and software modules from Memex Automation led to productivity gains and improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
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Video from the Machine Operator’s Point of View
Do safety glasses offer an opportunity for wearable technology? This footage was captured while an operator wore glasses equipped with real-time video streaming.
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See You at the Show
If you live within a day’s drive of Novi, Michigan, why not take the time to check out Amerimold next week?
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