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There is Too Much Focus on Faster Cutting
A faster machining cycle is not a reliable way to save lead time unless all the steps surrounding the machining cycle already feature minimal waste.
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Find Your Speed Outside of Machining
This short-lead-time mold shop achieves its most significant time savings by looking outside the machining cycle. However, one of those elements outside the cycle—palletized setup—ultimately led to cycle time savings via five-axis machining.
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Video: Minimizing Mistakes with Laser Scanning CMM
Die Tech & Engineering uses its scanning to CMM to avoid errors by inspecting electrodes prior to EDM.
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July MBI at 53.6 – Third Straight Month of Slowing Growth
With a reading of 53.6, the MBI showed that the metalworking industry logged its 12th straight month of growth.
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For CNC Users and Programmers, It’s More than a Newsletter
Mike Lynch’s monthly column, “CNC Tech Talk,” has appeared in Modern Machine Shop magazine since 1990.
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What is Your Shop’s Sales per Employee?
The Manufacturing Performance Institute recently published the results of a study of manufacturers that compares self-identified “world-class” manufacturers with those that do not perceive themselves this way.
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Stylus Choice and CMM Accuracy
The stylus is the critical link between a CMM’s measurement sensor and the surface of the workpiece being inspected.
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Wind Turbine Production: Lessons from Across the Pond
Government incentives such as tax breaks and grants, the decline of commodity-based manufacturing and a general push toward large parts that require considerable machining expertise are just a few of the factors that might make the wind energy sector attractive to U.S. manufacturers.
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Should Maintenance be Outsourced?
Sometimes, businesses outsource manufacturing for the sake of offloading the challenges that manufacturing entails.
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Video: What is Double Disc Grinding?
This footage shows grinding of opposite surfaces at the same time.
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Prospects for Job Shops Look Brighter
Sponsors of the D2P shows use this imaginative illustration to highlight the appeal of bringing job shops and potential customers together in a tradeshow setting.
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Are Manufacturers Doing Enough to Meet Staffing Needs?
(Photo courtesy of East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, Illinois.) When MMS published this article describing manufacturers’ difficulty with finding qualified staff, nearly all of the negative feedback I received came from Michigan.
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