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World’s Largest Wire EDM?
This ONA wire machine can handle workpieces weighing as much as 22,000 pounds.
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If I Only Had a Waterjet Machine!
A waterjet machine would have made short, more-accurate work of Derek’s Chevy door panels.
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What It Takes for Oilfield Success
Hunt and Hunt’s president says adopting turn/mill machines was one of the most challenging endeavors his 55-year-old shop ever undertook. He also says it’s the best thing the shop could have done to become more efficient at contract work.
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Shops Finding a Role for Additive Manufacturing
This metal assembly was made by Mark Two’s innovative rapid manufacturing process.
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What Does the Health Care Law Mean for Manufacturers?
Nobody is 100-percent sure, but it sure “feels” like it might be costly, especially to manufacturing companies that have 50 or more employees.
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Snapshots from SIMTOS
Big machines were a big part of the 2010 Seoul International Machine Tool Show in South Korea.
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How Proactive is KitchenAid about Machine Maintenance?
Learn about KitchenAid’s approach to OEE in June’s cover story.
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Balanced Machining Is Faster Machining
NC program optimization software initially helped Bell Helicopter’s Drive Systems Center machine titanium faster by balancing cutting forces. The manufacturer now uses it to improve cycle times for aircraft parts made from other metals, too.
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Determining Machining Effectiveness, Not Guessing It
KitchenAid uses Overall Equipment Effectiveness to determine in real numbers the impact individual machine tools have on parts production for its stand mixers. In doing so, it brings actual machining processes closer to ideal ones.
Read MoreExperiencing, Crafting, Delivering
All three of these story-development steps are important, but the first one is the most significant (and it’s the one I appreciate the most).
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Does a Shop for the Blind Differ from a “Regular” One?
These calipers “speak” measurements to those who aren’t able to see them.
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