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The 25th for TIMTOS
This slideshow includes images and information about new machining technology I spotted at this year’s TIMTOS trade show in Taiwan.
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Improving Lighting Quality, Lowering Lighting Costs
Learn about the benefits this manufacturer realized by moving to LED lighting.
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Automated Coolant Concentration Management for Multiple Sumps
This system is capable of automatically managing as many as 10 machine sumps from one drum of chemical concentrate.
Read MoreMemories of Old Iron
Remember your first car? What about the first knee mill you operated? Draw upon your early machining memories as you help new shopfloor employees form theirs.
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Micromachining Tidbits
Here are a few tricks this shop uses to be more effective at micromachining.
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Two in One
Combining two separate and dedicated spindle motors in a single spindle housing enables these machines to perform high-torque roughing and high-speed finishing operations.
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One More Problem?
Is it a big problem that a growing number of young people don’t seem to be mechanically inclined or handy in general?
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Micromachining Evolution
Challenge Machine continues to add high-speed equipment for the increasing amount of micromachining work it is performing. Here are some lessons it has learned along the way, using tools as small as 0.001 inch in diameter.
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Automotive Cylinder Coating for High-Production Applications
Daimler’s Nanoslide cylinder bore coating technology can now be incorporated into an automated process for high-volume production.
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One Spindle Housing, Two Dedicated Spindle Motors
This technology combines two separate and dedicated spindle motors in a single spindle housing—one designed to perform high-torque roughing and the other designed for high-speed finishing.
Read MoreReasons to Attend PMTS
Visit the Precision Machining Technology Show to learn how you might benefit from Swiss-type lathes and other advanced manufacturing technologies.
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Mind the Tool Center Height When Turning Small Diameters
Let’s use the Pythagorean Theorem to see how small, turned diameters can vary from nominal when your lathe’s tool center height is off.
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