Emily Probst Former Senior Editor
What’s Behind Door Number Three?
While most shops are producing shorter aerospace parts on five-axis machines or larger parts on gantry-type equipment, this shop found its niche somewhere in the middle thanks to an advanced profiling machining system from Mazak.
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Case Study: Success in Simplicity
This 15-hp shop vacuum addressed one company’s need to increase safety while reducing downtime and wasted labor.
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Toolholding for Heavy-Duty Machining
Heller Machine Tools needed to improve metal removal rates during roughing and heavy-duty machining. Haimer's Safe-Lock system enabled high-feed slotting of up to 2 times diameter in difficult materials.
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Shop Vac Reduces Unscheduled Downtime, Safety Concerns
Cianbro needed to eliminate manual handling of heavy material. The 15-hp Vac-U-Max shop vac increased safety and reduced downtime and wasted labor.
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Precision Profiler Opens Chances for Larger Aerospace Parts
Fort Walton Machining could only process smaller aerospace parts without investing in large, expensive-to-operate equipment. Mazak's Vortex 160 horizontal profiler increased the shop's part size capabilities.
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The 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016
Here is our traditional look back at the posts that intrigued you the most throughout the year, and a look ahead at what we’re planning in 2017.
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Improving Tool Life by Turning off Coolant
In this case study, learn how retooling with the Di-Pos Hexa high-performance face mill from Ingersoll Cutting Tools and turning off the coolant helped McGill Machine Works achieve eight times the tool life of its previous inserts plus an 80 percent boost in throughput.
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Automation Increases Production, Employee Retention
Employee fatigue at SEW Eurodrive was limiting productivity when production demands increased. Automation from Makino helped to increase machine utilization as well as worker satisfaction.
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New Workholding Setup Enable Lights-Out Production
For Idex Health and Science, manufacturing glass components was time-consuming on a VMC. Switching to an HMC with a Cluster Tower vise with DoveLock jaws from Kurt Manufacturing enabled more stable, lights-out machining.
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Retooling Improves Rough-Milling Operation, Saves Money
McGill Machine Works' rough-milling operation was destroying its cutting inserts. Ingersoll's Di-Pos Hexa high-performance face mill improved tool life and throughput.
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How Do Media Affect Your Business?
Give us feedback in the 2016 Media in Manufacturing Survey to influence how we present manufacturing-related content. Thank you!
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Flexible Transfer System Is “Factory within a Factory”
Jebco Manufacturing needed to increase productivity with limited floor space. The TFL 400 transfer system from Gruppo Riello Sistemi increased productivity and flexibility without the need for multiple machines.
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