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Working Toward Lights-Out Inspection
Contract shop PDQ is developing a process to enable its new CMM to inspect multiple parts unattended, thereby minimizing the impact that part measurement has on the company’s bottom line.
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Swiss Technology Tour
A recent Switzerland tour organized by the NTMA revealed insights on machine and spindle collision protection, fluids for deep-hole drilling and more.
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CMMs Expand Measuring Ranges
Zeiss Industrial Metrology now offers its Contura CMM in four larger measuring sizes.
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Video: Robot Flipping System for Turning
This video demonstrates how robot flipping station can serve the same purpose as a subspindle on a one-spindle multitasking center.
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To See Machining Reality on a Tablet
Viewing the simulation of a live machining process in real time gives clear picture of what is happening at the moment inside the machine tool as it runs an NC program. SPRING Technologies’ NCSIMUL Player Synchro makes this happen on a wireless mobile tablet with an app called WYSIWYC.
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Shops Differ on Cellphone Policies
Is the distraction of cellphone and device use on the shop floor a problem in your facility? What restrictions should govern cellphone use in the shop? Various shop owners and managers commented on this question in Modern Machine Shop’s LinkedIn group.
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Making Good Parts Even Better
You’ve made your 3D-printed part, now how do you ensure that it meets standards for quality and function?
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Wire EDM Provides Higher Rigidity, Thermal Stability
Makino will spotlight its U3 wire EDM, which merges all machine components into a single base structure for improved mechanical rigidity and thermal stability.
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CNC and Additive are a Winning Combination
An innovative kit that enables a standard CNC machining center to integrate a metal cladding process via the automatic toolchanger makes great sense—especially when one of the leading developers states his case.
Read MoreCNC Grinder Expands Automation Features
The 325 linear five-axis CNC grinder from Schütte offers extended X- and Y-axis movement plus two auxiliary slides for workpiece clamping and improved grinding wheel guidance.
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Rebranding the Frontier Industrialists
The size of the parts they make are matched only by the personalities of the people who’ve made them, propelling this company forward for more than half a century.
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Turning Center Enables Smooth, Heavy-Duty Cutting
MC Machinery’s LT-350 turning center is capable of machining hard materials for a range of applications.
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