Emily Probst Former Senior Editor
Seven World Premieres Highlighted at Innovation Days in Japan
During DMG MORI's “Innovation Days” event in Japan, the company showcased 58 machine tools in its newly renovated Iga Global Solution Center, which boasts 3,500 m2 (37,674 ft.2) of floor space.
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How do we attract the next generation of manufacturers? Start them young by letting them tinker.
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VMC Makes Big R&D Strides on Micro Applications
Waters Corp. needed to develop extremely tight-tolerance prototypes quickly, so the company upgraded to a Makino iQ300 VMC to produce complex, low-volume part concepts for R&D.
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Software Reduces Crashes on New Manufacturing Equipment
Despite new technology investments, Micro-Mechanics Holdings was still experiencing high software crash potential. Switching to CGTech's Vericut NC verification software resulted in increased efficiency and enabled crash-free, lights-out operation.
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CAM Software Provides Competitive Edge in Bringing Ideas to Life
Intriguing Concepts LLC, a mold prototyping and production shop, uses Surfcam CAM software to achieve better surface finishes and production times.
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New Cutters Enable Old Mill to Handle “Crusty” Forgings
Cyber Manufacturing receives forgings with thick and abrasive oxide "crusts" that used to slash cutter insert life on its older machine. With the Ingersoll Hi-QuadXXX indexable insert face mill, the shop gets longer tool life and improved material removal rates.
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Amerimold: The Event for Mold Manufacturing
This annual show provides at least three main opportunities to improve your business. Find out why you should go.
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Automated Five-Axis Cell Streamlines Production
Abipa Canada made its move into automation leveraging a fixture plate distribution system and an HMC, minimizing setup time and lowering part production costs.
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New Jaws Speed Change-Over for Short-Run Jobs
This shop found that a quick-change jaw system reduced 80-minute change-over times to just 8 minutes.
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The Importance of Properly Maintained Grinding Oils
Maintaining grinding oils in your system and properly filtering them is one way to improve the quality of grinding precision cutting tools.
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Shopfloor CMM Reduces Production Bottlenecks
By adding a shopfloor CMM from Hexagon Metrology to its production process, Senga Engineering has increased quality and reduced production bottlenecks.
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CAM Software Is Key to Continuous Improvement
Armo Tool used NX CAM from Siemens PLM Software, along with new fixturing technology and CNC machines, to increase overall productivity by 40 percent.
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