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Finishing Methods for 3D Printed Parts
This manufacturer recently completed its testing of various finishing methods for parts made through fused deposition modeling. Replacing layer lines with attractive finishes is essential for 3D printing to produce components that consumers will see.
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Why a Dual-Column Machining Center?
According to this machine tool supplier, a dual-column or bridge-type machining center is 10 times more thermally stable than a comparable “C” style machine.
Read MoreThe Lights Came Back On
A community college’s fast-track CNC instruction made it possible for one manufacturer to restart its idle machining area. I see several lessons in this.
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Keep Your Scrap Value Intact
A lot of the value in the way this part was machined can be found in the material that was left behind.
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Alter the Axial Depth
In difficult-to-machine metals, when a pocket or similar deep feature is milled in successively deeper Z-axis levels, oxidation and chemical reaction can affect the tool at the upper surface level of each cut. The solution: Change the axial depth of cut for each pass.
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Cryogenic Machining Avoids the White Layer
According to 5ME, a recently discovered benefit of cryogenic machining is that it prevents the formation of an untempered martensitic “white layer” on the machined surface.
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It Takes Time
To illustrate our article about the commitment to training at Progressive Turnings, a Chicago-area job shop, photographer Todd Schuett of Creative Technology produced this composite image conveying the frequency with which plant manager Luke Niels conducts ad hoc coaching sessions on the shop floor.
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10 Tips for Titanium
Simple process considerations can increase your productivity in milling titanium alloys.
Read MoreThe Inside Track
For many shops, the best source of new business is existing customers. Is the best source of new talent your existing employees?
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Why Not Start With Waterjet?
In titanium, significant savings and process efficiency can result from the simple fact that abrasive waterjet cutting leaves the remaining stock intact.
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Expanded Possibilities for Cryogenic Machining
The technology for liquid nitrogen cooling is now available for machining applications in various industries on any brand of machine tool.
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Human Capital
This shop’s attention to process improvement led it to recognize and appreciate the largest source of unrealized potential in the company: the employees. Now, employee improvement is a priority in the plant manager’s role, and training has become a systemized part of the process.
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