Matt Danford Former Senior Editor
What’s “Cavaforming?”
Armed with a 40-foot-long, 40-ton cold-forming machine that’s long been out of production, this mold manufacturer can produce tubular insert IDs with ±0.0002-inch tolerances and a 4-micron surface finish without EDM or polishing.
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Taking It Slow Pays Off for Learning Five-Axis Machining
A deliberately incremental approach helped this shop flatten a significant learning curve for collaborating on the postprocessor, easing setups and using cutting tools effectively.
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“Smart” Generator Technology Makes EDM Operation Intuitive
GF Machining Solutions offers four generator features that enable users to input desired burning results into the CNC, and let the system do the rest.
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Online Matchmaking Platform Focuses on Skilled Trades
Operating much like online dating sites, this new platform aims to connect job seekers and employers in industries ranging from manufacturing to construction.
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Five-Axis Blends Require Minding Ballnose Tolerances
Proper symmetry, expressed via the end mill’s diameter and radius tolerance, is critical to ensure smooth surface finishes during five-axis contouring operations.
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Video: The Advantages of Serrated Button Inserts
Although round cutting inserts have a well-deserved reputation for efficiently roughing contoured geometry, they sometimes work best when they’re not perfectly round.
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Fast Machine Leveling and Alignment
This product got me thinking about other routine processes and procedures that go unchallenged.
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Toothed Edge Extends Button Insert Advantages
Particularly for long reach applications, a button insert with a serrated edge can provide greater stability, less heat-generating friction and better chip evacuation than one without.
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Finding Time to “Play”
The chance to work on something other than work can not only improve morale, but also lead to new ideas and new opportunities for improving the manufacturing process.
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Apprenticeship Model Expands in North Carolina
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander in this state, where established, European-style workforce development programs play a critical advisory role for brand new ones.
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A Manufacturer’s Most Valuable Resource
Keeping people happy and engaged requires more than just showing that they’re appreciated. Their voices need to be heard as well.
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Wisdom from the Moldmaking Sector
From processing strategies to shop culture to workforce development, spending two years with our sister publication exposed me to more than a few lessons that other manufacturers can probably leverage as well.
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