Matt Danford Former Senior Editor
The YouTube Apprentice
Inspired by social media and unencumbered by preconceived notions about how to machine, this shop owner plunged confidently into five-axis aerospace work.
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Open Machine Opens Options for Large Pipe, Plate
These verticals leverage open workzones, mobile spindles and creative workholding to minimize downtime in 3D machining of large parts or multiple small parts.
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A Day Makes a Difference in Changing Perceptions
Earnest efforts by shops like this one help spread Manufacturing Day’s message about the realities of modern manufacturing and the opportunities associated with a career in the field.
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Taking the Drag out of Automotive Machining Setups
Paired with the right cutting tools, workholding and software, multi-tasking and multi-axis equipment enables this race team to also bill itself as a full-fledged parts supplier.
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Understanding Electropolishing
Compared to other options for deburring high volumes of metal parts, this process is said to be particularly well suited for the smallest imperfections and most fragile workpieces.
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Are Your Operators Race Car Drivers or Pit Crew?
If machine operators act more like the latter, always stopping to “change the tires,” you might want to take another look at the cleanliness and organization of your facility.
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Indexable Tools Bring Solid Job Shop Returns
An event in the heart of Europe sheds light on how the company behind Precision Twist Drill and other venerable solid-round-tool brands aims to break into the North American indexable-insert market.
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Applying Automotive Machining Lessons to Aerospace
Although motorsports are a natural focus for a shop owned by a former NASCAR driver, five-axis machining and an emphasis on process planning have opened the door to new aerospace work.
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Arcing away from Near-Net Forging
An electrical arc process joins a field of additive manufacturing technologies that could one day provide aerospace manufacturers with alternatives to near-net-shape forgings.
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Automation Events Highlight Deburring
This tedious, costly and complex operation was one focus of two complementary, same-day events that covered virtually every aspect of industrial robotic automation.
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Machining in the Era of the Electric Car
The COO of a machine tool builder that specializes in automotive production comments on the implications of greener transportation.
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HMC Skiving Consolidates Gear Machining
A rigid machine platform and the right CNC promise to reduce stackup error and cycle times for both established gear-making operations and new players.
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