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Additive Manufacturing with Wire
This system has the benefits of cheaper cost and easier handling. But there can be some drawbacks as well.
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Measuring Tools Basics: Faster and Better
In a high-volume production environment, the cost of inspection is related to the speed with which measurements can be made and interpreted.
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The Case for Consistency
Why do manufacturers ask their employees to work within defined systems? Here's why consistency matters.
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Measurement for True Surface Analysis
Optical metrology is providing more information, faster, about surfaces that were once impossible to measure and understand.
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Collaborative Robots Learn to Collaborate
Accessible 3D vision unlocks the potential of machine learning for making our autonomous partners more humanlike.
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Checking Cutting Tool Offset Values
A setup program can be used to test for overtravel issues before a workpiece is run, eliminating program verification delays.
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Not Every RFQ Needs Your Attention
This shop discovered the most profitable thing it could do with certain RFQs is to prevent them from ever reaching the quoting team.
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Why QC Inspectors Should Consider Gaging Fixture Spring Rates
All fixtures for part gaging will have some amount of deflection or spring rate that can affect measurement accuracy. A better understanding of spring rate can enable quality control inspectors to detect and eliminate this possible error source.
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Three Cool Uses for Directed Energy Deposition
Most machining professionals don’t like to admit that they ever make mistakes, but every now and then wouldn’t it be nice to have an “eraser” to go back and repair a gouge or fix a nicked edge? Or maybe you took off a bit too much material on that last machining pass and you’d like to add it back? Well, directed energy deposition (DED) enables you to do that and more.
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Connect, Monitor and Be Prepared
Real-world applications chart a three-step course for CNC machining operations that have yet to realize the promise of data-driven manufacturing.
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External Input for Programmed Values
Parametric programming provides three easy ways to access external data.
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The Starting Point for Machine Tool Monitoring: Data Analysis Is an Emotional Choice
For machine shops, the transformation that data-driven manufacturing promises to bring begins with machine monitoring, and there is a human component to this.
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