Mark Albert Editor Emeritus

15 Jun 2006

Accuracy Of Grinding Cell Eliminates Selective Assembly Of Bearings

Following a sustained period of growth, 600 Group subsidiary Gamet Bearings has invested in a new grinding cell to increase capacity, improve bearing accuracy, reduce costs and improve both process consistency and customer satisfaction.

1 Jun 2006

If Invited, Go

Open house, customer appreciation day, grand opening (or re-opening), technology fair—these events go by many names. Don’t pass them up.

16 May 2006

Switzerland Is Learning To Be Lean

Earlier this year, visited a cross section of metalworking manufacturing companies in Switzerland to find out how they are meeting the challenge of globally competitive manufacturing.

1 May 2006

A Picture To Ponder

She comes in every day—in fact, she never misses a day. When she’s there, she works hard, paying attention to the duties of her job.

18 Apr 2006

A New Approach To Critical Fluid Maintenance

Today, viscosity can be measured precisely by a sensor device that is immersed directly under a stream of fluid or mounted in the fluid tank or pipeline. In simplified terms, the sensor uses sound waves that lose energy when emitted along surfaces of a quartz crystal in contact with the fluid.

2 Apr 2006

Not The Norm—For Now

"The Hard-Milling Imperative" is meant to focus on this technique and its value to moldmaking. However, Hard Milling Solutions, the shop that is discussed in this article, is unusual and interesting for several other reasons.

31 Mar 2006

No Wires, No Worries

A wireless network can operate safely and effectively in a hostile shop floor environment, as the experience of this welding and machining company shows. Interference from other sources of radio waves can be avoided by installing suitable data access point hardware. Data security can be established with encryption and other techniques.

30 Mar 2006

STEP NC—The End Of G-Codes?

In the not-too-distant future, the only machine tool input you'll need is a Web page.

17 Mar 2006

Two Environmental Directives To Note

Not long ago, directives issued by governmental bodies outside the United States were often safely ignored by manufacturers in this country. Today, U.S. companies have to pay attention to laws and regulations coming from other countries because non-compliance may keep products made here out of key emerging markets.