MMS Blog
The Foundry's Way Forward
An established supplier of short-run castings just opened and staffed a new, fully equipped, in-house CNC machine shop. Taking ownership of machining will improve the company’s range of services to customers as well as its quality control.
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Ball-Drive System for Accurate Table Rotation
This rotary table design is said to offer zero backlash/reversal error while providing high accuracy, rigidity and torque transfer.
Read MoreBenchmarking Side Benefit: Gaining a Customer
JD Machine was a Top Shops Honors Program winner in 2013. An aerospace company that read about the award eventually became a new customer.
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Product Spotlight: Robots & Automation
View the January slideshow for automation products ranging from welding robots to workpiece transport systems.
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TMX Delivers 8,000-Pound Chuck
Custom 71-inch workholding is going to be used on a welding positioner for cladding large valves for the oil and gas industry.
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The ISO 13399 and MTConnect Connection
These two data exchange standards work together to promote the concept of data-driven manufacturing. Both standards will help shops make better decisions about shopfloor activities.
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Get Focused Automatically
An industrial microscope is similar to operating a camera, in that the operator must consider various factors such as lighting, shutter speed and exposure to capture the desired image. An inspection microscope with automatic focusing capabilities can streamline the process.
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The 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2014
Let’s take a look at which blog posts resonated best with readers in 2014.
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High-Speed Spindles Powered by Coolant Pressure
These spindles use a machine’s through-spindle coolant delivery system to achieve rotational speeds as high as 50,000 rpm.
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ISO 13399—A Key Step Toward Data-Driven Manufacturing
Decisions about the cutting tools used in machining operations are arguably among the most important in modern manufacturing.
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Video of Interesting Turbine Blade Workholding System
This clamping system is an automated steady rest with measuring capability that stabilizes the five-axis machining process of very long turbine blades.
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Tooling Up for Vertical Turning
Before adding its first CNC vertical turning lathe, this manufacturer researched cutting tools to determine which would complement the process and also be most effective on the parts and materials to be machined.
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