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Why the Y?
See how Y-axis toolholders enable Swiss-type lathes to realize better chip control.
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Coming Soon: Universal, CAM-Independent Cutting Tool Library
Software relying on the ISO standards for cutting tools aims to dramatically simplify tool selection.
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Kids These Days…
A recent survey points to bad attitude as one of the chief difficulties in finding and hiring skilled workers. Could there be something to the view that society has somehow failed to impart in young people the characteristics that made older generations so successful?
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Sizing up the Digital Optical Comparator
A digital optical comparator uses a CAD file instead of a template or overlay film. More importantly, the digital comparator not only measures dimensions, but it also actively compares the measurements with nominal values, thus making it truly a gage for accepting or rejecting a part.
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Cycle Efficiency
Automated machining processes enable this maker of high-performance mountain bike parts to manufacture efficiently with minimal staff.
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Forbes Names FANUC Corp. In Top 100 Most Innovative Companies
FANUC Corp., maker of CNC systems, robots and machine tools has been named as one of the top 100 companies in the "World's Most Innovative Companies" list published recently in Forbes magazine. These companies were chosen because of their capacity to develop new products likely to ensure future success.
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Gearing Up to Make Big Gears
Over the years, this Indiana job shop/contract manufacturer developed a specialty in gear making. Now it is taking this specialty to a grander scale. Two large machines for high-precision internal gear grinding are the main anchors of the company’s new precision grinding room.
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Automated Production on HMCs Requires Automated Gaging
An innovative approach to automated gaging helps deal with a fundamental challenge inherent to a flexible, multi-machine environment: Many machines with many operations multiply the chances for error.
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Is Engineering the Answer to Offshoring?
At the International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly, one speaker argued that better designs could mean less labor in assembling products.
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High Speed, Air-Driven Spindle Technology in Action
This series of brief videos highlight the versatility of high speed, air-driven spindles.
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Applying Inductive Technology to Detect Grinding Burn
This sensor-based technology for gear measuring machines quickly detects grinding burn and other imperfections on the surface of ground gears and related components.
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Milling HRSAs: The Checklist
When milling super alloys, there are certain process requirements that must be observed.
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