MMS Blog

Horizontal Machining Centers 1 Mar 2017

Honing System Eliminates a Gun Barrel Lapping Operation

Pac-Nor Barreling Inc.'s manual lapping of gun barrels was tedious and time-consuming. Sunnen's HTE honing machine eliminated manual pre-lapping and improved barrel consistency.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 1 Mar 2017

Look Beyond Machine Utilization When Installing a Machine-Monitoring System

Connecting machines to a network for production monitoring almost guarantees that utilization will go up, but that’s only the first step toward data-driven manufacturing.

Turning Machines 28 Feb 2017

Rounding Off the Edges of Quality and Customer Service

Rounding off corners takes little effort, but can make a big difference in ensuring secure gripping and demonstrating attention to detail.

27 Feb 2017

Machine Tool Leader in Germany Optimistic About U.S. Changes

U.S. commitment to support and encourage domestic production will invite advanced technology notes VDW chairman.

Milling Tools 23 Feb 2017

Applications Advance for Solid Ceramic End Mills

All they need is speed! Tools for roughing nickel-based alloys can be used in the same processes as carbide tools, just with high rpm and no coolant.

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Automation 21 Feb 2017

Machine-Tending Robot Hits on Three Automation Trends

A new robotic loading system features a collaborative design, intuitive programming and the ability to be quickly redeployed to other turning centers.

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Additive Manufacturing 20 Feb 2017

Additive Manufacturing February Issue Examines Safety for Metal AM

This issue's cover story takes a deep dive into safety for metal additive manufacturing. Read this story and more in the digital edition.

Workholding 17 Feb 2017

Micro-Part Collets Make Subspindles Sing

A proprietary grinding process and the application of clamping force exactly where it’s needed ensure secure, concentric gripping with a collet system that can potentially fit every turning machine in a shop.

Basics 16 Feb 2017

Changing Program Behavior

User-defined codes allow you to make minor method changes to machine workpieces without reprogramming.

Basics 16 Feb 2017

A Pragmatic Approach to Form Measurement

When time is of the essence, exploring for diameter variation instead of exact dimensions offers a good, practical means of measurement on the shop floor.