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Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start
Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.
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View From My Shop, Episode 3: Expanding a Machine Shop With Budde Precision Machining
Three years ago, Budde Precision Machining was a well-regarded tool shop. Today, new technology has grown its reach and customer base far wider.
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A Career at the Top Helps Rebuild a Job Shop
A new approach to management propels expansion into Swiss-type and multitasking machining work.
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CAD/CAM System Requirements: An Overview
CAD/CAM programs are among the most demanding kinds of computer software. Smooth operation requires careful consideration of computer specifications.
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How to Tackle Tough Angled Pocket Milling With Two Tools
Milling a deep pocket with a tight corner radius comes with unique challenges, but using both a flat bottom drill and a necked-down finishing tool can help.
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Sandvik Coromant on Acquisitions: Solutions Entail More Than the Tool
A Q&A with global president Helen Blomqvist explores the cutting tool maker’s acquisition of CAM software companies and how this connects to, among other things, electric vehicles.
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Deep Hole Drilling Without Drift
A deep hole drill with intuitive controls and minimal hole drift was one shop's pipe dream — until the shop helped a machine tool builder make it.
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Is Additive Freeing Designers or Aiding Manufacturers?
A shift toward maximizing AM benefits for manufacturers, not only product designers and process engineers, will help AM take off.
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Preparing a Shop for Automation
Ensuring a stable, predictable production process can prevent automation from multiplying existing problems.
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Key CNC Concept No. 1—The Fundamentals Of Computer Numerical Control
Though the thrust of this presentation is to teach you CNC usage, it helps to understand why these sophisticated machines are so important. Here are but a few of the more important benefits offered by CNC equipment.
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Close Collaboration With Customers Brings Job Shop Success
Contract machining operations win when they collaborate closely and openly with customers.
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Metalworking Expansion Slows Slightly in April
Many components of metalworking activity stayed the same in April, with some expanding faster and others slightly slower for at least a second.
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