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Going to Extremes
I wrote this column in early 2008 listing machining “megatrends.” It still holds up, but because it was written before the crash, a couple of the points (on employment and currency) have acquired a prescience I never intended.Recently, I got a note from a shop I visited that included an example of another of the trends in that column: the push away from mid-sized workpieces toward more extreme workpiece sizes.
Read MoreCan Social Media Promote a Machine Shop?
Yes. But if you are busy making parts, then stick to what is simple.
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How 3+2 Saves Tools
A machining center capable of reorienting the part enables the shop to machine compound-angle features more efficiently.
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“I Was the Village Idiot”
I once heard someone say, “Yes, they laughed at Christopher Columbus, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” When people are laughing at you, you don’t necessarily know which one you are.Mike Eden says they laughed at him once.
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Better Accuracy from Big Machines
Holding tight tolerances across travels such as these can be challenging.
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If You Build It
Eifel’s new five-axis machine was a major investment, but the small shop expects it will lead to expanded business prospects.
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Learn What More Your Software Can Do
Consider a software audit involving the software company’s support personnel. Let them watch how you use (and don’t use) the capabilities of the product you already own.
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How to Work a Webinar
A Webinar, in case you’ve not attended one, is an online presentation—a “Web seminar”—on a topic of interest to a specific audience.
Read MoreHow Green Jobs Hurt the Environment
The problem with promising “green jobs” is that the promise is both anti-green and anti-jobs.
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Video: 3+2 Mold Machining at Eifel
A maker of injection molds for high-appearance-quality parts describes the machine tool, software and strategy this shop uses to apply 3+2 machining.
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Do You Have an Automation Strategy?
Contract shop Energy Dynamics said demographics provide one of the reasons why this shop bought a robot.
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