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The 400° Difference
Cryogenic machining achieves dramatic tool life gains not by flooding the cut, but by refrigerating the tool.
Read MoreIs There Still Time to Beat the Rush?
When is a good time to invest in new machine tools and other capital equipment?
Read MoreSeeing Machining in Japan
DMG/Mori Seiki’s Greg Hyatt, who heads the company’s Machining Technology Laboratory, offers a booth tour for editors during JIMTOF 2010.
Read MoreX-Class Machine Tools Offer Affordability, Rigidity, Stability
DMG/Mori Seiki’s X-Class machine line has been designed as a result user feedback on the company’s popular N Series.
Read MoreA Clean Fire Prevention Alternative for Machine Tools
This environmentally friendly fire-extinguishing system does not lead to ozone depletion. Plus, it is said to be ten times more effective in extinguishing fires than halon.
Read MoreEDM Energy Conservation Without the Effort
Most machine tool energy conservation systems simply track power consumption, placing the burden of actually reducing energy use on manufacturers. GF AgieCharmilles aims to change that with the EconoWatt II, an automated system for wire EDM.
Read MoreWatchful Eye
Standalone hydraulic vises like these repeatedly (and easily) provide 17,600 pounds of clamping force.
Read MoreJob Shop Uses 3D Wire Bending and CNC Machining To Find Its Niche
Marshall Manufacturing melds CNC machining and 3D bending to create intricate medical components from small-diameter barstock and tubing. Customer needs spurred the shop to carve out what has become a successful medical-manufacturing niche.
Read MoreWho Won The Bike? Bob Did!
One of the things I like about IMTS is the festive, fair-like quality of what exhibitors do to draw attendees to their booths.
Read MoreLong Part, Short Machine
The system includes an unloader long enough to accommodate the machined work as it passes out the other side.
Read MoreSomething Not Seen on Swiss-Types
Probing on Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Swiss-types like this enables Renishaw to better align manufacturing with true production requirements.
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