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Coolant Reclamation Unit on Call
Portability enables this coolant reclamation unit to be used on many different machines. Plus, it does its thing while the machine tool remains operating.
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Mori Seiki Manufacturing Facility Opens in Davis
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Mori Seiki Manufacturing, a recently completed machine tool factory in Davis, California. The factory, described as a $50-million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, is producing Mori Seiki NHX4000, NHX5000 and NHX5500 machines. The plant will also serve as a showplace of advanced manufacturing and automation.
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Nozzle Considerations
How coolant is delivered to a grinding wheel can greatly impact the overall grinding process.
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Ohio Shop Featured on CNNMoney
Blue Ash Tool & Die appears in a CNNMoney online feature in which business owners were asked to comment on the election outcome.
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FANUC FA America Celebrates 35 Years in the Americas
Founded in Japan in 1956, FANUC has contributed to the automation of machine tools as a pioneer in the development of computer numerical controls. In 1977, FANUC USA was founded with headquarters originally in Elk Grove Village, Illinois to provide service and support for imported machine tools with FANUC CNC systems. Now headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, FANUC FA America supports all of the Americas with 43 offices and service centers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
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Passing the Baton
Production Machining Editor-in-Chief Chris Koepfer’s son recently got married. He remarked that raising a kid is similar to mentoring a co-worker. Successful efforts in both roles help bring hope to the future.
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Mold Shop Cures the “Curse of Knowledge”
How do you transfer knowledge from skilled employees to apprentices? Here’s how one shop did it using a Facebook-like sharing system.
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Running with It
Shopfloor employees at this shop didn’t fear a new programming strategy. In fact, they’ve taken it upon themselves to leverage the strategy and become even more efficient.
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More Effective Cooling, Lubrication for Grinding
Coherent-jet nozzles offer advantage over plastic and rigid tube nozzles for coolant delivery to grinding wheels.
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Moving in with a Customer
Shop owner Chris Nachtmann has established a close relationship with one of his biggest customers. In fact, he moved his operation inside that customer’s facility a couple years ago. Now, he’s making greater strides to invest in and grow his business.
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Vertical Lathe with 5-Meter Table
Vertical turning centers from MAG are scaled up to meet the demands of North American manufacturing.
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Metalworking Industry Contraction Flattens
While October’s MBI reading showed that the industry contracted for the fourth month in a row, it appears that there was a slight change in the trend: Growth wasn't contracting as fast as contraction was accelerating.
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