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Leadership Skills Also Characterize A Champion
The WorldSkills Competition is a biennial event in which students compete with their international peers in occupational trades. This year, the team from the United States entered in both the CNC turning and CNC milling categories. Includes VIDEO.
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Looking At 30-Tapers In A New Light
The six 30-taper machine tools in one Northeastern shop are used for more than just drilling holes and performing secondary operations. The small-footprint equipment is also used to machine parts complete from titanium and other challenging materials.
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The Case For Supplementary Fire Suppression
Systems designed to put out fires inside machine tools can provide a level of protection that external systems such as overhead sprinklers cannot. They cost a small percentage of the investment represented by today’s CNC machines and certainly far less than repairing major damage caused by a fire.
Read MoreWhen Trained Personnel Fail To Retain
The failure to retain what has been taught isn’t an aptitude problem, but an accountability problem.
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Certifying Experienced Employees
When implementing a new training program, how do you certify experienced employees without wounding their pride?
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How to Improve Machining Center Accuracy
Accuracy is not just inherent to the machine—it also depends on how the machine is used. Try these techniques to let a new or existing CNC machining center achieve its potential precision.
Read MoreThe Start Point For A Custom Macro
With most user-created canned cycle applications for custom macro, you must provide a starting position from which the custom macro will begin its operation. In many cases, this leads to some redundancy in programming because the cutting tool may already be in the starting position prior to the G65 command that calls the custom macro.
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A Sign Of The Times
One shop owner sounds off on the “stimulus” package while giving credit where credit is due.
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What Does “eAx for HMC ZzxBm_XzxYxySt” Mean?
Although "eAx for HMC ZzxBm_XzxYxySt" is an odd-looking string of letters, it is an example of precise notation for identifying sources of error in machine tool performance. The naming conventions represented by this example bring order and clarity to one company’s efforts to evaluate and improve machining results. Identifying errors correctly is essential to understanding concepts such as volumetric performance and error budgeting.
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The Big Niche
Expertise and the right equipment for machining large components for oilfield and other industries enable this shop to succeed despite fluctuating economic conditions.
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Wear Compensation Ensures Accurate Wheel Contours
Profile grinder manufacturer Blohm Jung's GEOID system automatically compensates for wear in diamond dressing tools. By removing variables that require operator attention, the system is said to ease wheel dressing, ensure accurate profiles and extend the service life of dressing tools.
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Resolving Large Measurement Issues
One of the world’s biggest defense contractors standardized its metrology software to open up a significant process bottleneck: measuring huge parts on a variety of equipment.
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