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Workholding

Trunnions Turn the Tables on Wasteful Setups

Bolt-on trunnion tables from Trunniontables.com help Indelac Controls reduce setups from six to two and cut cycle time by 40 percent.

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Five-Axis

Events Highlight New EDMs, Micromachining Technology

Back-to-back events drew hundreds to Makino’s Auburn Hills, Michigan tech center last week for technical presentations, machine demos, networking and more.

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Basics

Why a Tech Center?

There was a time when a machine tool supplier could serve a local market sufficiently by having machines for sale in that region and having technicians available to service them. That much isn’t enough anymore, says SNK America.

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Digital Edition of GEAR Production Now Available

GEAR Production is a new publication offered as a supplement to Modern Machine Shop and Automotive Design & Production. The theme of the first edition is seeing gear production as a supplement to your current manufacturing operations. Now anyone who wants to see this supplement can open its electronic version here for free.

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Water Recycling: The Vacuum Alternative

An evaporator system is an affordable, yet effective, alternative for manufacturing water reuse and recycling.

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Economics

MBI at 44.6: The Contraction Continues

With a reading of 44.6, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that the metalworking industry contracted at its fastest rate since November 2012.

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Workhandling with Wood and Water

Modern Machine Shop covers sophisticated manufacturing technology, yet I admit to feeling admiration when I see shops finding cheap and simple ways to solve manufacturing problems.

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High-Tech Adhesives and Sealants Benefit the Machine Shop

This article from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, the manufacturer of Loctite, Bonderite and Teroson brands of adhesives, sealants and surface treatments, reviews the ways strong bonds formed by these advanced materials help manufacturing companies.

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How High-Tech Adhesives Benefit the Machine Shop

Strong bonds formed by advanced adhesives have enhanced machine tool construction, improved part assembly and made structural fabrications lighter and stronger. Here’s how adhesives could play a key role in your applications.

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Five-Axis

5 to 10 for 5

An auto tuning option for Okuma five-axis machines is said to reduce tuning time for geometric errors from five hours to just 10 minutes.

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Changing Perceptions, One Day at a Time

Through a coordinated series of open house events throughout the country, Manufacturing Day aims to enlighten the general public about the true nature of modern manufacturing enterprises.

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The Auto Industry & Gear Making

How do you create products that are cost competitive and of the highest quality? Here are three approaches, one about a car manufacturer putting more emphasis on its capacity, one about a machine producer increasing efficiency through flowing parts, and one about a car maker assuring quality in production.

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