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Video: Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing technology from Fabrisonic shows ultrasonic additive manufacturing being used to produce a mold with conformal cooling channels.
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A Look at the World’s Largest Inverted VTL
Learn about noteworthy design elements that enable this inverted vertical turret lathe to accurately and effectively machine very large components.
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Industry Grows at Slower Rate
With a reading of 52.8, the May MBI showed that the metalworking industry continued to grow. However, the rate of growth was the second slowest since August 2009.
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Amerimold’s Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker
An annual highlight of the Amerimold show and conference is the announcement of these top 10 reasons to be a moldmaker, chosen from entries submitted by industry members. Read this year’s list (and learn why attending Amerimold is a good idea).
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Remote Spindle Vibration Analysis Explained
This video explains how remote spindle monitoring technology offers a way to predict spindle issues before they become major problems.
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What Do Leading Shops Do? (In Five Tweets)
Leading machine shops have five things in common. Read Pete Zelinski’s series of tweets, and feel free to add to the list.
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Additive Manufacturing Instead of Forging
This footage, provided by Sciaky Inc., illustrates an additive manufacturing process that Lockheed Martin expects will save cost from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by providing a replacement for titanium forgings.
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Optical Profile Grinder Has Digital Vision
This reciprocating CNC profile grinder uses a digital profile derived from a CAD file to replace the chart or overlay required for optical profile grinders.
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Fully Committed to Zero Stock Machining
Milling critical mold surfaces to final size (or even a “tenth” undersize) literally leaves no margin for error. This takes absolute confidence in every aspect of the machining process, as well as absolute confidence that the results are worthwhile.
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Production Growing at Fastest Rate Since June 2010
The consumer durable goods industrial production index was 94.9 in April 2012. This is the index’s third highest value since February 2008.
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Expert Planning is the Foundation…
…for a machine foundation like the one described in an article about a huge vertical turning and milling machine installed at a Cincinnati area job shop. The Larson & Darby Group, the firm that designed an engineered this foundation, has a checklist to ensure that foundation design meets the requirements of both the buyer and the supplier of the machine. A glance at this checklist shows how much critical detail is involved.
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A Technology Sampling from MFG4
Here are a few items one editor spotted at the debut of a new trade show that focuses specifically on the defense, aerospace, medical and energy industries.
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