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No Excuses
Think you have challenges? Chances are they pale in comparison with the ones this engineer overcomes.
Read MoreThree Videos I Want You to See
Although you won’t learn about some new machining technique to apply, the time spent watching these manufacturing-related videos is well worth it.
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The “Headless Bolt” Fixturing Alternative
This fastener enables fast workpiece change-overs compared to conventional bolts and less cutter interference thanks to its compact design.
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The Value of a Portable Second-Op Machine
A portable second-op machine can make more effective use of labor while freeing primary machines to carry out the complicated work they were designed to perform.
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Bow Machining II
What does a bow say about manufacturing? Quite a bit, actually. Bows from Elite feature trigger parts machined through EDM, composite laminate upper and lower limbs cut with waterjet, and a riser and other components milled out of aluminum on a vertical machining center.
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Bow Machining I
Toyoda's Stealth vertical machining center is part of a manufacturing process that bow maker Mathews Inc. uses to produce 300,000 bows per year.
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Anatomy of a High-Feed Insert
An examination of Horn’s recently expanded DAH series sheds light on the design features that make high-feed milling inserts effective. These particular tools also offer their own advantages.
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The Benefits and Limitations of Machining With an Angle Head
Far from being outdated by the latest machine tool technology, angle heads often prove an ideal complement by pushing done-in-one capabilities even further. Proper application, however, requires attention to their limitations as well as their benefits.
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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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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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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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