Matt Danford

Matt Danford Former Senior Editor

It’s Not All about Machining

This application story describes how a precision machine shop realized substantial energy cost savings by adopting “intelligent” LED lighting fixtures.

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Heller Is on the Move

A recent open house—which coincided with the machine tool builder’s 30th anniversary in the United States—shed light on Heller Machine Tools’ recent success and plans for continued growth.

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On Display at “Technology Days”

The Nanoslide cylinder bore coating process and the MC20 horizontal machining module received a lot of attention at Heller Machine Tools' "Technology Days" open house event.

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A High-Tech Legacy

This shop’s story sheds light on the sorts of developments that continue to spur new interest in Swiss-type lathes.

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Management Software Helps Thrive on Manufacturing Diversity

This manufacturer depends heavily on its shop management software to manage the requirements of machining a widely varying range of parts for a widely varying customer base.

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IMTS Giveaway Heralds Wider Efforts in Chicago

Hyundai WIA’s donation of an F400VM VMC to the Humboldt Park Vocational Educational Center (HPVEC) of City Colleges of Chicago is only the first step in its long-term efforts to strengthen manufacturing education in the Chicago area.

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CAM Software Keeps “Grave Digger” Alive

Talking shop with visitors to Mastercam’s Booth E-3340 all day Wednesday and Thursday is a departure of sorts for Pablo Huffaker, a monster truck driver whose public appearances are typically more about pulverizing metal than shaping it. However, when he’s not crushing cars, buses or even mobile homes from behind the wheel of the crowd-favorite Grave Digger, he and the rest of the team at the RaceSource fabrication shop in Tomball, Texas, rely extensively on Mastercam CAM software to keep the black-and-green behemoth in working order.

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IMTS

NASCAR Display Paired With Real-World Applications

NASCAR fans have the opportunity to not only get up close and personal with two high-powered stock cars at machine tool builder Doosan Infracore’s Booth S-8100, but also meet their drivers.

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Inherently Automated

Automatic loading and unloading is a central design principle of the vertical turret lathe.

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Holemaking

Breaking Through to Stable Large-Hole Drilling

A new drilling head from Seco Tools offers three points of contact to provide stability in applications involving deep, large-diameter through-holes.

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Turn/Mill

Shop's Success Turns on Swiss-type Technology

During the past few decades, the Swiss-type lathe has evolved from a niche product to a go-to platform for done-in-one production of small precision parts. This shop has evolved right along with it.

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Beyond Power and Pressure

Waterjet cutting speed depends on more than a single pump specification.

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