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Get That Part off the Table
Vertical machining centers with simultaneous five-axis machining capability have become popular in recent years.
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Turn-Mill Builder Takes a New Turn
EMCO Maier is asserting its position as a producer of advanced turn-mill machines and CNC precision lathes for both production houses and job shops.
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Road Report: Greenleaf Announcement on Eve of EASTEC Opening
Cutting tool manufacturer Greenleaf Corporation shared important news about its Global Productivity Initiative and a new whisker-reinforced ceramic insert grade for high-temp alloys the evening before EASTEC opened in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Tune in to IMTSTV for Industry Insights
Starting today at noon (ET), sponsors of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will broadcast the first part of a week-long series of special programs about IMTS and the manufacturing industry it serves. Watch the programs on your PC or mobile viewer—the program repeats hourly.
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Sunlight and Spotlight Shine on Seco Tools
This global cutting tool manufacturer celebrated completion of its first solar photovoltaic (PV) system in east Tennessee.
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MMS Chooses April 1st to Make Surprise Announcement
Despite virtually universal approval of Modern Machine Shop’s move to the larger “tech manual” size in September 2008, the magazine will return to its original digest size, pending approval of top execs at Gardner Publications.
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A Hair’s Width—Micro Grooving on Swiss Machines
An article about cutting grooves to the width of a human hair came within a hair’s width of appearing in our April issue. It got yanked at the last minute, so it’s offered here as it awaits publication in an upcoming issue.
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Micro Grooving on Swiss Machines
In any turning application, grooving can be a critical, even challenging, operation.
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Design the Parts Around the Process
To guarantee that components for a new helicopter could be readily produced, the company looked at the capabilities of available machine tools in the market first, and then finalized the design of the components accordingly. It created a Precision Components Technology Center to embody this concept as a process for R&D prototype work. What has emerged is a flexible production model that can be duplicated at its other facilities.
Read MoreWhere Do We Stand?
“A healthy domestic machine tool industry is vital to national security and prosperity.”
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