Articles

Workforce Development 12 Aug 2009

Focus On Knowledge, Not Just Skills

"Knowledge" is the context that equips an employee to respond to new challenges.

Horizontal Machining Centers 28 Jul 2009

What Is The Right Machine Tool For Titanium?

Rather than start with the machine, says Boeing, start with the tooling. For titanium workpieces and other high-value parts, a simple spreadsheet of tools and operations might be the most valuable resource for machining center selection.

Measurement 24 Jul 2009

Can A Machining Center Be Used As A CMM?

One manufacturer in need of a shop-rugged CMM wants to use a probe-equipped VMC for precisely this purpose. The shop asked probing expert Renishaw about this idea. Here is the response.

Milling Tools 24 Jul 2009

How Do You Get The Cutting Parameters Right For Small End Mills?

A reader recently asked about speed, feed rate and depth of cut when using small tools in steel.

Vertical Machining Centers 24 Jul 2009

Using Small End Mills In Steel Without Breaking

A reader wants to mill with small tools on a straightforward VMC used for full-sized work. MMS Online’s micromachining expert offers advice.

Lean Manufacturing 22 Jul 2009

What Lean Looks Like

A lean manufacturing consultant lists ways that lean shops look and operate differently.

EDM 10 Jul 2009

The Most Valuable Resource For Succeeding At Lean

What is the most valuable resource? The answer is probably obvious: the people. This shop started to succeed at lean manufacturing once every employee got involved.

Cutting Tools 10 Jul 2009

Moving Forward In Order To Stay Put

This job shop’s commitment to lean allows its business to grow while it remains in the facility where it has to stay.

Vertical Machining Centers 9 Jul 2009

Laser Scanning Speeds Holemaking Operations

A laser scanning system offers an alternative to touch probing for quickly finding numerous hole positions in heat-exchanger workpieces.

Holemaking 9 Jul 2009

Deep Drilling Without Pecking Or Through-Tool Coolant

These drills enable machine tools to create holes with L:D ratios as high as 20:1 without pecking and without through-the-tool coolant delivery.

Toolholders 6 Jul 2009

Reducing Thrust Loads During Rigid Tapping

Some amount of synchronization error is inevitable with rigid tapping. By allowing just a slight amount of axial movement to compensate for synchronous errors, this tapping holder is said to reduce thrust load by as much as 90 percent.

Turning Machines 2 Jul 2009

If You Want to Improve Something, Measure It

This shop involves all of its employees in the daily exercise of analyzing just where time is being spent.

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