Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

A Sampling of Machining Tips

One shop uses cardboard as its tool layout template.

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Automation

A Nifty Bit of Automation

See video showing how this VMC acts as its own parts loader.

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One New Thing I Learned About Swiss-Types

Cold-drawn stock can be pushed through a Swiss-type’s guide bushing in certain cases.

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Automotive

My Evening at Andretti Autosport

DMG/Mori Seiki invited me to visited Andretti Autosport in Indianapolis. Here’s a slideshow of some of the neat machining- and racing-related things I saw there.

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Five-Axis

One Way to Machine Long Titanium Parts

This horizontal machining center design not only addresses the need for larger machining capacity for long aerospace components, but it also offers impressive material removal rates for tough titanium alloys.

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Turn/Mill

Recognizing the Swiss Advantage

A growing number of job shops have realized that multifunction Swiss-type lathes can make them more competitive. This Ohio shop explains how and why it integrated its first Swiss-types and shares some of what it has learned along the way.

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Holemaking

Balancing Act

Lathe spindle balancing enables this shop to turn key features of castings rather than performing boring or facing operations on a mill.

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See the New Automotive Machining Zone on MMS Online

Visit mmsonline.com/automotive.

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Props to Center Rock

Pennsylvania’s Center Rock played a key role in the successful extraction of the 33 trapped miners in Chile.

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The Value of our Editorial Calendar

Each fall, we develop an editorial calendar that lists the types of stories we’ll pursue for the upcoming year. It’s worth bringing that to your attention. It’s also worth pointing out something new and exciting on our calendar for 2011.

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MMS: We Cover the Big Boys, Too

Warner Robins Air Force Base services both cargo and fighter aircraft.

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Five-Axis

Video of a Really Cool Bar (-Fed Machining Center)

See a five-axis, bar-fed machining center creating a complex sample part complete from barstock.

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