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If You Missed The MFG Meeting, Tune in to IMTSTV
Tune in to IMTSTV today at 12 p.m. ET to watch more news from The MFG (Manufacturing for Growth) meeting, and catch the latest headlines from around the metalworking industry.
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Single-Pass Vs. Multi-Stroke: The Ins and Outs of Honing
Two principal honing processes are available. It’s important to choose the right one for the application requirements.
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A Systems Approach for Successful Titanium Machining
Coolant delivery, spindle connection and dynamic response all are part of a tooling formula for milling this metal productively.
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Vector Programming Eases Five-Axis Aerospace Machining
Because the CNCs on this shop’s largest five-axis machining centers accept vector coordinates as program input instead of traditional G codes, critical jobs can be shifted readily from machine to machine.
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Metalworking Industry Grows in March
March’s metalworking business index (MBI) showed the fastest rate of growth for the industry since September 2011.
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A Half-Century of Dimensional Gaging
Advances in measurement technologies have both resulted from and contributed to positive changes in a variety of industries.
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Seeing How Rego-Fix Expanded and Added Automation
The manufacturer of precision tooling components recently expanded its Swiss headquarters integrating a good deal of automation as well as environmentally friendly initiatives.
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Turning to an Alternative for Small, Complex Work
The QuickTech TT-42 from Absolute Machine Tools provides many of the same advantages as a Swiss-type lathe for small, complex parts that don’t justify the use of a guide bushing.
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What Does Lean Actually Mean?
It's important to make sure your employees are on the same page if you are considering a move to lean. Watch this presentation by BlueSwarf CEO Greg Eckerman for an introduction to lean's core principles.
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Everyone Has an Angle
Capturing a suitable shot for the cover of Modern Machine Shop usually involves finding the right angle. For our April issue, Gardner Publications artist Jeff Norgord was looking for the angle that conveyed both the size and depth of, well, a hole in the floor. The accompanying feature article has an angle, too—that this machine foundation had a special meaning for the whole company where it is installed.
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Waterjet Carves a Broader Niche
Advances in waterjet technology have made that process more viable as an alternative to both laser cutting and wire EDM.
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What Your Handbook Isn’t Telling You
Tony Schmitz, professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, gives a presentation on machine tool dynamics. Learn the role that this concept plays in realizing your optimal machining center performance.
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