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Reasons to Consider Custom Workholding
“There isn’t a shop that can say they’ve never had a problem gripping a part.” This is a quote from an introductory piece that describes the capabilities of the Hardinge Workholding Division in engineering custom workholding solutions for those problem parts.
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Shop Leaders Share Thoughts on Evaulating Cutting Tools
The “Top Shops” discussion group on LinkedIn includes owners, managers, engineers and senior personnel in CNC machining facilities. Here’s what they had to say about cutting tool evaluation.
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Deep Holes with a Carbide Microdrill That Flexes
These microdrills combine the advantages of HSS with those of solid carbide.
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Understanding MTConnect Agents and Adapters
MTConnect agents and their corresponding device adapters are simply small computer programs that work together so that MTConnect can make shop equipment and networks more readily connectible. In a nutshell, adapters enable existing shopfloor devices “to speak MTConnect,” and agents enable MTConnect messages and data files to be transmitted across a network to MTConnect-compatible applications.
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Industrial Production Up 9.2 Percent from a Year Ago
This author tracks and presents economic data a little differently than Bloomberg. Here's why.
Read MoreVideo Shows How to Check Toolholder Runout
Here’s a video that explains how to check the runout on a collet chuck toolholder.
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Video: Checking Toolholder Runout
This short video explains how to check the runout on a collet chuck toolholder.
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Reaming Application Illustrates True Cost of Cutting Tools
Cutting tools have two costs: purchase price and combined cost of all time, effort and extra steps required for a particular tool.
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4 Success Factors for Hard Turning
A rigid machine and hard cutting edge are the beginning. Other considerations relate to system rigidity and keeping the cutting force steady.
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Machine Tool Probing Leads to Prevention-Based Mfr. and Predictive Maintenance
A white paper from a supplier of precision measurement services states the case for leveraging on-machine probing into a strategy for reducing waste in a manufacturing process. Improved productivity and higher profits are the ultimate goal.
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Which Five-Axis Machine for Mold Makers?
This Chicago-area mold shop compares tilting-spindle and tilting-table five-axis machines.
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