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Grinding

Multi-Wheel Grinding of Big Gears

New profile grinding technology is said to significantly improve productivity for big gears by grinding four tooth flanks simultaneously.

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Measurement

A New Approach to Tool Presetting

This non-contact presetter has a number of design elements that enable it to perform effectively on the shop floor. It looks and operates differently than other presetters currently available, too.

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Road Report: Wish You Were Here, Day 4

This year, the volcano in Iceland didn’t stop Chris Koepfer, editor-in-chief of Production Machining magazine, from visiting grooving tool maker P.H. Horn for its Technology Days open house and seminar in Tubingen, Germany.

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Turn/Mill

Multitasking is Multiple Choice

Different levels of multitasking machine tools address different types of parts.

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Road Report: Wish You Were Here, Day 3

Where in the world is Chris Koepfer, editor-in-chief of Production Machining? Today, he's learning about the latest manufacturing technology in southern Germany.

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Machine Tool Sales Highest Since Start of Recession

What is the difference between the last two machine tool recoveries?

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Road Report: Wish You Were Here—Day 2

Our editors travel the world searching out the latest manufacturing technology. Read what Chris Koepfer, editor-in-chief of Production Machining, is learning about in Germany.

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Road Report: Wish You Were Here

Our editors travel the world searching out the latest manufacturing technology. Read what Chris Koepfer, editor-in-chief of Production Machining, is learning about in Switzerland.

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Manufacturing for Mars

Many times, high-value manufacturers are extremely secretive about their manufacturing processes so their competitors don’t learn their secrets. Luckily, a manufacturer for NASA doesn’t have to be so protective. Here’s what we learned.

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Scenes from the Renaissance

Industrial executives see U.S. manufacturing on the rise.

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Measurement

Is Now the Time for a Shopfloor CMM?

You’ve integrated more effective, efficient machining equipment to improve throughput. Perhaps now it’s time to take a closer look at how part inspection impacts your overall process.

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Turn/Mill

Multitasking Calculator

Does it make sense to replace a series of separate machine tools with a single multitasking machine that performs turning, milling and drilling all in one cycle?

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