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Modern Machine Shop August 2021 Edition
The August edition of Modern Machine Shop features the latest editorial articles, expert manufacturing and machining insights, and featured columns!
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Machining 101: What is Five-Axis Machining?
Five-axis machining offers increased productivity and geometric flexibility, but the additional axes of motion can compromise rigidity and accuracy.
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Machine Tool Data Analysis Identifies Effective Setup Tactics
Thanks to the MTConnect standard, it is easy to create a timeline of a machine’s activities and use it to discover ways for improving operations. One example is how to reduce setup time.
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How to Make a Surface Plate Into a Gage
Surface plates provide a stable reference surface on a large scale, enabling multiple gage setups, but they can also be turned into a gage themselves.
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Use CAM Templates to Automate Programming — The One-Person Shop #3
Capture knowledge and speed programming time by equipping the software to generate some of the routines that are used routinely.
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Robots Get a Ride with CNC Machine-tending AGVs
Mobile machine tenders prove that “automation-ready” is a state of mind.
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Machining 101: What are Machining Centers?
Machining centers offer a wide range of possible operations, but that adaptability comes with the need to stay flexible and perform successful measurements at all times.
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Transitioning to CNC Swiss-Type Machining? Here’s How One Shop Did It.
The introduction of CNC Swiss-type machines at Deking Screw Products brought a new and highly efficient production method to the business. But it also required learning the distinct differences inherent with Swiss-type machining, and a mindset change for the company’s leaders.
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The Challenge with AM Process Substitution
Making a one to one replacement of a part with AM is rarely cost-effective. Approaches like MFAM can improve the cost curve for AM, as Tim Simpson illustrates.
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Quoting Software Saves Productive Hours, Boosts Client Trust
Paperless Parts has enabled KAD Models and Prototypes to enhance its quoting accuracy and efficiency, simultaneously bolstering the shop’s cybersecurity measures.
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5 Reasons to Attend the Additive Manufacturing Conference + Expo
Additive Manufacturing Media welcomes additive manufacturing experts, users and newcomers to a production-focused event in Cincinnati, Ohio, this October.
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3D Search Unlocks Part Database Potential
Using a photograph or CAD file, Physna can search a database of 3D objects to find similar parts. This can streamline engineering and consolidate procurement tasks.
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