Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch Founder and President

CNC Tech Talks

Controlling Your CNC Display Screens

CNC manufacturers have begun offering programs that allow end users to customize how display screen pages look and work.

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Basics

Maintaining Productivity with Repeat Business

Recurring tasks need to be streamlined and sometimes performed offline.

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Testing Job Applicants for CNC Programming Proficiency

The best way to confirm prior experience of new CNC programmers and operators is with formal assessments of knowledge and ability.

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Design vs. Manufacturing — Can We All Just Get Along?

The relationship between these two basic departments is critical to the success of any manufacturing company.

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Basics

Second-Referencing Variables in Custom Macro

This technique allows operators to query a large number of values using only a few CNC commands.

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4 CNC Shop Practices That Hurt Productivity

Stop employing these four common CNC shop practices to make better use of employee and machining time.

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Mobile Spreadsheets for Sizing Adjustments

This is one area in which operators often struggle, so provide a reference tool to make the job easier.

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Identifying Machines from Within CNC Programs

The technique outlined here offers a seamless way for a single CNC program to be used when a job is run across different machines.

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7 Suggestions for Process Documentation

Drawings that include these seven details can help clarify specific operations.

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Changing Program Behavior

User-defined codes allow you to make minor method changes to machine workpieces without reprogramming.

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CNC Machining: Programming the Appropriate Rates for Your Tool

A bit of math is involved in programming the appropriate rates for a particular tool.

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Conflicting CNC Applications

Almost every critical feature can be used in multiple ways. Be aware of the options, and choose those that are most appropriate for your specific applications.

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