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AI Chip Flushing Keeps the Lights Out
Swiveling, camera-guided coolant nozzles solve a CNC machining automation problem that is ideal for artificial intelligence (AI).
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Additive Manufacturing to the Rescue — Again
AM is the perfect candidate to solve production problems that began during the pandemic.
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Improve CNC Programs With User-Defined G, M Codes
CNC operators can program user-defined G and M codes to call custom macros and improve upon or replace existing codes, which can in turn improve production.
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Differential Gaging: 2 Big Benefits for In-Process Part Control
Differential gaging offers benefits like reducing operator influence and enabling quick in-process checks.
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5 G-Code Tips for Increasing CNC Efficiency
Optimizing G code is a low-cost way to improve CNC efficiency without sacrificing usability and safety.
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How to Improve Comparator Stand Performance for Gaging
Adding digital display systems and high-precision probes to comparator stands brings new functionality and pitfalls. The right setup can minimize errors.
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How This Motorcycle Startup Will Succeed With U.S. Production
Land Moto is the founder’s second motorcycle company. The first time, production was in China. This time, several factors help advance the effort to produce a low-cost bike in the United States. One of these is the way electrification opens doors to suppliers.
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Does Manufacturing Need Additive?
If a subtractive manufacturing operation is going smoothly, AM need not replace it. So what is AM good for, and why do we need it in the first place?
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Machine Monitoring Has a Lot to Learn
Supplementing CNC connections with sensors and machine learning enables predicting performance on the level of the individual part.
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Do Modern CNCs Call for a New Programming Paradigm?
Complex workpieces such as AM parts present demanding toolpath challenges. But meeting the challenges reveals how much precision we’ve had all along — we just need the measurements and methods to use it.
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Updated Definition Makes Way for AM Part Production
Additive manufacturing is finding its footing, and a new standard definition in ISO/ASTM 52900:2021 shows that AM is for more than prototyping.
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How to Choose the Right Dial Indicator
Digital alternatives are replacing dial indicators – but dial indicators can still be useful. Here’s how to select the right one for a given application.
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