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Get That Part off the Table
Vertical machining centers with simultaneous five-axis machining capability have become popular in recent years.
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Turn-Mill Builder Takes a New Turn
EMCO Maier is asserting its position as a producer of advanced turn-mill machines and CNC precision lathes for both production houses and job shops.
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The Savings from Tool Dispensing
Efficient ordering and restocking of cutting tools can save a shop downtime and inventory costs. Watch a video from Joe Gibbs Racing explaining how they use a tool dispensing system to avoid these costs.
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Steady as She Goes
Machine shops are inventive operations. Learn how one uses a steady rest in a different way on one of its two-turret CNC lathes.
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New to Swiss-Types? You’re Not Alone
As builders push Swiss-type lathes to new levels of versatility, increasing numbers of job shops are adopting these machines for the first time.
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From Automotive to Archery
Read how one job shop moved away from automotive and contract machining to making its own product—a line of bows.
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Industrial Production Grows for 16th Consecutive Month
Consumer durable goods industrial production in April was up 5.8 percent compared to April 2010.
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Spark Control Pushes Wire EDM Boundaries
Precisely controlling and monitoring each individual spark enables this wire EDM machine to cut hardened, high-temperature alloys with high precision.
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Road Report: Greenleaf Announcement on Eve of EASTEC Opening
Cutting tool manufacturer Greenleaf Corporation shared important news about its Global Productivity Initiative and a new whisker-reinforced ceramic insert grade for high-temp alloys the evening before EASTEC opened in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Micromachining and Flat-Screen TVs
A Pennsylvania shop has benefitted by developing an effective micromachining strategy for hard tooling components. Learn more about this as well as the interesting incentive program it’s implemented.
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Going Lean in Order to Grow
This shop has a plan for dramatically expanding its contract machining business in high-value markets.
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