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What Is Power Skiving?
Skiving has been around for a long time, but recent technology advances have improved the speed and effectiveness of this gear-making process.
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Advantages of a B-Axis Swiss-Type
Learn how a Northeastern shop leverages a Swiss-type lathe with a B-axis milling spindle to produce small batches of complex parts.
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The Right Tools for Micro Grooves
Mack Tool and Engineering used modified inserts to create micro-grooves, but they were prone to breaking. After switching to Thinbit Groove ‘N Turn tools from Kaiser Tool, the company experienced increased tool life.
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A Modular Clamping System for Bulky Parts
Here’s one fixturing alternative for clamping large workpieces such as mold and fracking components.
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Five Go-To Machining Technologies
There are a number of ancillary machine tool technologies that shops can use to become more efficient and effective. Here are five that I appreciate.
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Swiss for Short
A Swiss-type lathe with a B-axis milling spindle and significant tooling capacity enables this shop to be more effective at complex, short-run work—work the shop otherwise might not even bid on.
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Got “Nano-Onions?”
What the heck’s a “nano-onion,” and how can it help me machine more effectively?
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A Novel Modular Clamping System
This clamping system minimizes setup times, enable a machine to access five sides of a part and provides highly repeatable positioning for bulky components.
Read MoreFive Go-To Technologies
There are numerous ancillary machine tool technologies that shops can use to become more efficient and effective. Here are a few that I appreciate.
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Retired Engineer Turns Machinist
The industrial benchtop CNC mill that Dan Rosenthal installed in his garage is no toy.
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Automation Moving Forward
There are numerous factors that suggest that machine-tending robots will soon be much more commonplace in U.S. shops.
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Retired Yet Inspired to Learn Machining
A retired engineer with no prior machining experience is learning how to be a machinist. His quickly increasing skillset demonstrates how new machining technology is becoming more capable and easier to pick up and apply.
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