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Consider Tool Capacity on Your HMC
Quick-change workholding made it plain that additional setup time savings would require a larger tool magazine.
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February Industrial Production up 10% but Trend is Flat
Consumer durable goods industrial production in February was up 10.0% compared to February 2009, but since August 2009 the index has been virtually flat.
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Single Master Air Gaging Systems
Choosing a single master air gaging system can be difficult. Understanding the similarities and differences--in performance, price and philosophy--can help a user make the best choice for their application.
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When Spindle Speed is a Constraint
Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
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Going To Great Lengths
Heidenhain LB 382C sealed linear scales enabled Ingersoll Machine Tools to meet the customer’s requirements for the largest five-axis gantry machine in North America.
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Pinch Milling from Top to Bottom
A multitasking (turnmill) machine that can mill a workpiece top and bottom at the same time has advantages for long, slender workpieces such as turbine blades, propellers and aerospace structural components. Includes video.
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Try 110
First, recall this scene in the movie "This is Spinal Tap" where Brit guitarist Nigel Tufnel deftly explains the value of having amps with knobs that go to 11 (versus most blokes’ amps that only go to 10). Now, consider the following machining tip as you replay that “one louder” scene in your mind: Turn the feed rate override to 110 percent.
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Jan. 2010 Machine Tool Sales Show Significant Growth
According to the USMTC, January 2010 machine tool sales were up 14% and 38% compared to January 2009 in units and dollars, respectively.
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Machines Have Back Stories
Here is a trend I’ve noticed during the last year: Machine tools increasingly have back stories.
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One Man’s Insider View of Machine Tool History
Albert Albrecht, who spent most of his career in the machine tool industry, remembers when machine tool sales were most often based on personal relationships developed over time-and often over a fine steak dinner and a few drinks.
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Total Capital Goods Orders up 16.6% in January
Nominal total capital goods new orders were up 16.6% in January compared to January 2009. (I always compare to the same time period one year ago because economic data tends to be quite seasonal.) This is the first such increase since February 2008.
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