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Double-Coated EDM Wire Offers Fast Cutting and Smooth Skim Cuts
An EDM wire with of a second coating of zinc-rich brass improves the wire’s ability to generate exceptionally smooth surfaces in skim cuts while retaining fast-cutting properties in rough cuts through the solid.
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Managing the Micro-Milling Process with Tiny Cutters
The engineering of this line of small end mills brings out both the challenges and opportunities in milling hard-to-machine materials on a micro scale.
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Delcam and Autodesk Seal the Deal
Autodesk, Inc. completed its acquisition of Delcam earlier this month. I like the synergy behind this combination.
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Helping the Bloodhound SSC Hunt for a New World Record
This video shows how Delcam PowerMill’s Vortex machining strategy is helping to manufacture the front suspension subassembly for the Bloodhound SSC (SuperSonic Car).
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Introducing GF Machining Solutions
Georg Fischer AG, the global industrial firm based in Switzerland, has a new name for the division that supplies well-known brands of electrical discharge machines, high speed milling, automation/tooling, spindles and more.
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What It Takes to Do Unattended Wire EDM
The promise of running a wire EDM for long stretches without much operator attention is enticing, but many shops never manage to pull this off. Here are tips to make it happen, as offered by Mark Cicchetti, EDM technical director for Absolute Machine Tool’s Accutex EDM product line.
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Gun Barrel Manufacturing Cell Combines Holemaking Operations
Precihole Machine Tools has introduced a dedicated manufacturing cell consisting of holemaking equipment to perform all necessary operations on the ID to convert a bar of metal to an assembly-ready gun barrel.
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What’s Best for Boring Titanium?
In a joint research effort, Kaiser Precision Tooling and Blaser Swisslube searched for a combination of metalworking fluid and indexable insert that show the best results when boring titanium. The results underscore the importance of controlling vibration, friction and heat.
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Video: The Value of Machine Simulation
Mastercam’s Machine Simulation feature enables the programmer to see how a multi-axis part program will perform. The virtual representation of the workpiece, cutting tool assembly, workholding fixture, machine spindle and other elements of the machine structure in motion provide a better visualization of possible collisions or interference.
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Searching for the Machine Tool
A fabulous model train display had more to hunt for than hidden Santa figurines and miniature dinosaurs. Finding what you are looking for can be a kind of gift. May all your searches be fulfilled this holiday season.
Read MoreGetting Ahead in the Cloud
The trend toward cloud-based computing will be a boost to manufacturing.
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Thread Milling for Oil and Gas Parts
Emuge Corp. offers new options that make thread milling a more capable, predictable and economical operation for companies machining today’s parts for oil, gas and petrochemical applications.
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