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A Big-Picture View of Micromachining
Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.
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Targeted Five-Axis Machining
Focusing on a particular part size range allows this shop to use a versatile type of five-axis machine tool. Five-axis machining now makes up 40 percent of the shop’s business.
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Manufacturer’s Apprentice Selections All Had Jobs
As it turns out, having a job—any job—is a strong indicator of success.
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Micromachining Composites with Sand
Sand blasting and photolithography combine to enable fast machining of multiple, accurate features into composites.
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Grinder Features New Guideway Design
StuderGuide combines the advantages of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic guideways.
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A Great Tradition to Honor on Groundhog Day
Some people think that manufacturing, metalworking and machine tool building in America are only a shadow of what they were in the past. But consider the famous groundhog celebrated on this uniquely American holiday. It’s not whether you look for shadows, but rather how you honor a rich tradition by creating a bright future. Here’s a slice of some machine tool history to celebrate.
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January MBI Grows Faster
Just when you think the metalworking industry is showing signs of a slowdown, it starts revving back up again.
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MMS Visits an IMTS Exhibitor Workshop
Several MMS editors took part in last week’s event. One thing we learned: Preparing exhibitors for the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago next September is all about the attendees.
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“Intelligent” CAM System Adapts to the Job
SolidCAM’s iMachining CAM software features an algorithm designed to eliminate potentially time-consuming, trial-and-error approaches to optimizing cutting parameters.
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You May Be *This Close* to Being Named a “Top Shop”
Here’s how to give your business the best shot at being named a “Top Shop.”
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Design the “Skin” for the IMTS Car
IMTS 2012 will run for six days (September 10-15) in Chicago. During that time, an automobile will be built from the ground up at the Emerging Technology Center. The prototype for this car will be touring the country ahead of the show—and could be wearing the decorative, graphic “skin” that you designed. A design competition for this skin starts February 7.
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Product from a Problem
Learn how the challenge of holding tight tolerances for RC helicopter engine components drove this company to develop an innovative fifth-axis tombstone device.
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