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Volumetric Accuracy Is Key to Machining James Webb Telescope
To meet the extreme tolerance of the telescope’s beryllium mirrors, the manufacturer had to rely on stable horizontal machining centers with a high degree of consistency volumetric accuracy.
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Speeding Up Splines
Moving small- to medium-batch production from outsourced, dedicated hobbing operations to in-house, CNC multitasking machines helps job shops achieve quick turnarounds and flexibility in supplying splines for the heavy-vehicle industry. Inserted disc cutters make this transition possible.
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4 Ways 3D Printing Is Changing Medical Implants
Additive manufacturing provides new ways of making medical implants, but its impact is greater than this. How 3D printing is changing medical manufacturing and improving patient outcomes.
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Improve Machining Efficiency Through Digital Twin Simulation
Full simulation of a machining cycle using digital twins can not only identify crashes before they happen, but provide insights that enable the user to reduce cycle times.
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Made in the USA - Season 1 Episode 2: The Automation Puzzle
There is a fundamental question we need to answer when we talk about automation: To what extent is automation an answer to the skilled workforce shortage, and to what extent is automation vs. Skilled labor the wrong comparison to make in the first place?
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Metalworking Activity Contracted in November
Contraction was hard to dodge with metalworking activity expansion steadily slowing since March.
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Does Metal Additive Manufacturing Belong in a Machine Shop? The Answer Is Mixed
Machining is a necessary capability for metal part production through 3D printing, but succeeding with metal AM demands a role and procedures much different from those of many machining providers.
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Made in the USA- Season 1 Episode 1: How We Got Here
Episode 1 of Made in the USA Podcast examines manufacturing issues related to trade policy, global supply chains, education, automation and our ability to produce skilled workers.
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Automation and Flexibility Counter Inflation at BI-MU 2022
Automation headlined BI-MU 2022, while flexibility underscored exhibitors’ products. These twin benefits may be shops’ greatest assets against inflation.
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10 Lean Manufacturing Ideas for Machine Shops
In addition to the right mix of traditional strategies, a lean manufacturing toolkit can make high-mix, low-volume machining faster, more predictable and less expensive.
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Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM
The ways additive manufacturing is presented sometimes miss the most practical and valuable ways it can be used.
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10 Ways Additive Manufacturing and Machining Go Together and Affect One Another
Forget “additive versus subtractive.” Machining and metal additive manufacturing are interconnected, and enhance the possibilities for one another. Here is a look at just some of the ways additive and machining interrelate right now.
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