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Inside Oak Ridge’s 3D-Printed Machine Tool Moonshot
The widespread outsourcing of large machine castings led a collaborative team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to tackle the machine tool supply chain. The first step? 3D print the largest cast component.
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5 Tips for Selecting the Optimal Spindle Range
Learn how to select the appropriate spindle range and ensure that your CNC machining center or turning center is running an optimized cycle.
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Datanomix Fusion Maximizes J&W Swiss Machine's Efficiency
Datanomix’s Fusion software led J&W Swiss Machine to a 13% increase in cycle-time conformance and a 1.5 day improvement on its on-time delivery.
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Simulation Gets Real
Capability to generate something close to a true digital twin can significantly improve confidence in CAM program prove-outs.
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Digitalized Job Shop Scales Up
New software sparks new thinking about meeting quality certification requirements without stifling growth.
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Tips for Choosing Filter Settings When Measuring Round Shapes
When interpreting measurement data, the correct filter setting is necessary to see the difference between surface roughness and part roundness.
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Next Generation Cleaning Technology Handles More Complex Parts
New parts cleaning processes are developing that can handle more complex parts in more environmentally friendly ways.
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The Circular Economy, Sustainability and Manufacturing
Sustainability means much more than recycling. Achieving a circular economy starts with decisions made long before the part or product reaches the user; a furniture manufacturer provides an example.
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3 Reasons Machine Shops are Paying Attention to ERP
Awareness of people and the value of their efforts accounts for part of the reason why we are seeing enterprise resource planning being taken more seriously.
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Growing Closer: Machine Shops and 3D Printing for Production
Machining a large 3D-printed part for aerospace composite tooling is fundamentally different than manufacturing the part traditionally. Baker Industries knows this first-hand.
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Voice Control of Machine Tools has Arrived
Voice interface technology has come of age and is now found on a wide variety of products such as phones, tablets, PCs, TV remotes and many other devices. Why not on machine tools as well?
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Onsrud's Hybrid Mills Streamline Large Metal Manufacturing
C.R. Onsrud’s five-axis Hybrid Mill machining centers helped Aerospace Fabrications streamline its products’ machine times by as much as 40%.
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