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Marshall Manufacturing Wins Romi Lathe at IMTS
Yes, you’d think I would have reported this sooner being that IMTS took place last September. But, there’s a reason why I didn’t.
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A Side Benefit to Benchmarking: Gaining a Customer
An aerospace company that read about a Top Shops Honors Program winner in 2013 eventually became a new customer for that shop.
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Making it in Medical
Here are the challenges that modern medical machine shops face and how they have helped shape this shop in particular.
Read MoreThe Mechanics of Things
Is it a problem that a growing number of young people don’t seem to be mechanically inclined or handy in general?
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Video: 1964 Game Show Demos Drilling through Human Hair
See a clip of the founder of Maryland’s National Jet on the “I’ve Got a Secret” game show demonstrating his company’s ability to drill through something as small as a human hair.
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Ball-Drive System for Accurate Table Rotation
This rotary table design is said to offer zero backlash/reversal error while providing high accuracy, rigidity and torque transfer.
Read MoreBenchmarking Side Benefit: Gaining a Customer
JD Machine was a Top Shops Honors Program winner in 2013. An aerospace company that read about the award eventually became a new customer.
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High-Speed Spindles Powered by Coolant Pressure
These spindles use a machine’s through-spindle coolant delivery system to achieve rotational speeds as high as 50,000 rpm.
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Video of Interesting Turbine Blade Workholding System
This clamping system is an automated steady rest with measuring capability that stabilizes the five-axis machining process of very long turbine blades.
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How Important Is Oil Filtration for Grinding?
Oil filtration is pretty important for grinding, especially when you’re trying to “dust” a few microns off a part.
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Got Glue (And UV Light)?
Here’s an effective albeit atypical way to fixture parts such as thin-wall castings that are prone to flexing when conventional mechanical clamps are used.
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Two Applications for Entry-Level Presetters
Affordable presetters aren’t just for shops that are new to tool presetting.
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