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How Fluid Dynamics, 3D Printing Delivered a Better Air Duct
Software tools such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) reveal geometries that can only be realized through 3D printing. HP and Siemens share an example in an episode of The Cool Parts Show: an air duct.
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In the Supply Chain, Flexibility Equals Strength
Machining job shops offer lessons in supply chain resiliency. Also, goodbye and best wishes to a longtime teammate making a change.
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Coatings Show Promise in Improving Machinability of Gummy Metals
Research has shown that coating soft, gummy metals with certain media can locally embrittle the material, providing a range of machining benefits.
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Profitable Additive Manufacturing Is Not an Oxymoron
How a kangaroo, a chest implant and the cost of argon prompted a question that led to the subject of this month’s column.
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New Machining Centers Improve Moldmaking Workflow
Westminster Tool has shifted the workflow in its moldmaking department to incorporate high-speed five-axis and, as a result, cut lead times and reduce the need for wire EDM.
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Driving Continuous Improvement with a Quality-First Mindset
A continuous improvement, quality-first mindset can help shops improve upon key metrics — across all departments.
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The ROI of Diversity and Inclusion for Machine Shops
Successful diversity and inclusion efforts need mutual respect — dishonest efforts will reflect poorly on your company while success will attract talent.
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Pandemic Continues Machine Tool Industry Downturn, but U.S. Now a Top 4 Producer
While the machine tool market continues to fall globally, the fact that production exceeds consumption suggests that machine availability will be high as the world economy recovers. But signs also indicate that China’s increasingly diversified export market is a strategy to expand its influence over developing nations.
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Custom Macros Can Skip Holes After Replacing Broken Tools
Using “vacant” local variables enables CNC machinists to create custom macros that can target multiple types of machining work.
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Is It Time to Reconsider Regrinding?
The advance of automation makes in-house cutting tool regrinding more accessible. An automated measurement cycle adjusts the tool path in grinding operations to make regrinding simpler to program and easier to automate.
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Another Reason Machine Shop Ownership is Changing: Cheap Money
Once largely overlooked by investors, manufacturing businesses now present potentially attractive destinations for dollars seeking returns — and dollars are more available than ever before.
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Webinar | Avoiding Common Machine Connectivity Pitfalls
In this free webinar, Techsolve’s IIoT solutions director Rob Longfellow discusses the importance of connectivity in today’s manufacturing market, as well as how to choose the right solution and avoid common IIoT mistakes.
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