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Trust And Responsibility
To demonstrate the advantages of remote access to real-time monitoring of a machine tool (see November '99's cover story), two manufacturing engineers at the Cessna plant in Wichita, Kansas, arranged for me to call up a Trumpf router from my personal computer in Cincinnati. The MEs, Ken Stromberg and Curtis Cook, did some work at their end so that I could use a special password to log on to their intranet through a Web browser.
Read MoreA Tool's Value Is In Its Use
No doubt about it, the Internet is a fabulous tool for sharing information. Just being able to send and receive workpiece geometry files as attachments to e-mail messages saves lots of time and avoids critical misunderstandings, for example.
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Fine Wire Is Just Fine
As parts get smaller and smaller, using EDM wire as small as 0.001 inch in diameter to cut these workpieces becomes an attractive option—actually, the only option.
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Get A Grip On Process Improvements
Innovative workholding solutions help you hold onto productivity and profit in a machining process. Five new ideas show the value of creative clamping and fixturing.
Read MoreDream Come True
A lot of guys dream about starting their own shop someday. Of course, it takes more than dreaming.
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Sizing Up The Future
This shop installed a bigger CMM to meet its current needs, but the software that came with it has the shop ready for what lies ahead.
Read MoreThe Uplift Of Quality
To pursue quality is to aspire to perfection. But the quest for perfection is unending.
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Robots Join EDM and Graphite Mill for Fast Mold Production
An EDM plus a robot makes a dynamic duo. A graphite mill plus a robot makes another. Put them all together in one shop and you have a radical new way to speed mold production.
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Why We Couldn't Live Without EDM
A shop discusses some of the ways that EDM solves problems and creates opportunities in parts manufacturing. Wire EDM, ram EDM, and small-hole EDM all play a key role.
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