MMS Blog

Grinding 15 Dec 1999

The New Face Of Creep Feed Grinding

Creep feed grinding allows a hardened workpiece to be machined from the solid in a single pass, replacing milling, broaching or other types of grinding. Compact, more affordable creep feed grinding machines now make this process attractive in a wider range of applications.

Grinding 15 Dec 1999

Shop Adds CNC Grinding To Its Mix

Of all the metalworking processes, grinding is probably the most application specific. In a job shop environment, however, flexibility is the key to successful grinding. Here's a look at how one captive job shop successfully transitioned from manual to CNC grinding while standardizing its grinding process parameters to accommodate the demands of low volume, high mix production requirements.

Workholding 15 Dec 1999

Stepping Out Of The Comfort Zone

Taking the BIG step that radically changes the way you do things is not for the faint of heart. It requires more than just a leap of faith. It requires hard work, thorough research and selecting technology that works so well you needn't think about that step once taken.

Laser & Waterjet 15 Nov 1999

Milling With Waterjet

Machine with abrasive waterjet and control the depth of cut. For the right parts, this fledgling process may offer a compelling alternative.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Nov 1999

Combination Machines Changing The Toolroom

There's a relatively quiet but relentless change in metalworking toolroom equipment. Handwheels are still there, so manual operation is preserved, but now there is the capacity to operate these machines automatically via CNC or using a combination of manual and CNC. Timing for this additional flexibility is perfect.

Aerospace 15 Nov 1999

Aerospace On A Diet

The difficulty of close tolerance finishing in both high temperature alloys and titanium is particularly real in the Aerospace industry, where thinwall construction is becoming more common. Read how an insert gave this shop an edge.

Shop Management Software 15 Nov 1999

ISO 9000--The Next Phase

The standard for ISO 9000 accreditation is changing. Here's what it might mean to you.

1 Nov 1999

What's New On The Internet?

In my CNC courses, I always ask how many people have access to the Internet. It used to be (as recently as last year) that only a small percentage of hands would go up.

15 Oct 1999

Capital Equipment Financing For The Small Shop

A key to the success of any metalworking enterprise is its ability to successfully match an application with a process that can manufacture the part. Likewise, financing new or used capital equipment necessitates partnering with a lender who understands that the business of manufacturing is as much art as science.

Basics 15 Oct 1999

Tooling Tips For High Productivity Milling

Today's machining centers feature higher spindle speeds and feed rates, but if you want to push this capability to the limit, there are some tooling considerations that must be addressed.

15 Oct 1999

Better Math Makes Scanning Stronger

Evaluating the suitability of a CMM for an application traditionally revolves around determining measurement uncertainty relative to the workpiece size and required tolerances. Generally the CMM should be 10 times more accurate than the tolerance it will verify. But what is the best method of acquiring the data?

15 Oct 1999

All-Digital Upgrade Starts At The Low End

An all-digital control package will soon be standard on many machining center models from Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati, Ohio). For now, the technology is standard on the "Arrow" line of vertical machining centers. Cincinnati didn't begin the upgrade with its high-end machines, but instead with its lowest-cost VMC family.