Aerospace

Aerospace

Complete Machining of Large Aerospace Parts

Machine Specialties Inc. needed to produce large parts with a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The M120 Millturn from WFL enables the shop to process large components in only one clamping.

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Aerospace

Bidirectional Material Handling Vehicle Accommodates Tight Spaces

A report from Creform indicates that space restrictions need not prevent manufacturers from automating material handling applications.

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Applications Advance for Solid Ceramic End Mills

All they need is speed! Tools for roughing nickel-based alloys can be used in the same processes as carbide tools, just with high rpm and no coolant.

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Aerospace

What’s Behind Door Number Three?

While most shops are producing shorter aerospace parts on five-axis machines or larger parts on gantry-type equipment, this shop found its niche somewhere in the middle thanks to an advanced profiling machining system from Mazak.

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Precision Profiler Opens Chances for Larger Aerospace Parts

Fort Walton Machining could only process smaller aerospace parts without investing in large, expensive-to-operate equipment. Mazak's Vortex 160 horizontal profiler increased the shop's part size capabilities.

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Medical

More Than Metal

Modern Machine Shop magazine doesn’t cover only the machining of metals. Here are some interesting tidbits about machining non-metallic materials from a few of my past stories.

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Cutting Tools

Toyoda to Host Aerospace Machining Lunch & Learn with Iscar, Mastercam

The event will include educational seminars and machine demonstrations.

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Manufacturing News of Note: November 2016

A Brazilian student wins an advanced materials contest, Local Motors launches an SaaS division, Airbus certifies an additive material from Stratasys and other industry news.

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Large, Made to Order and Ready to Connect

The 30th edition of the Bi-Mu trade show in Milan, Italy, highlighted not only modular machine tools for work like machining aerospace structures, but also technology related to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and more.

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Airbus Standardizes Stratasys 3D Printing Material for Use in Making Airplane Parts

Stratasys’ Ultem 9085 resin provides a high strength-to-weight ratio as well as the flame, smoke and toxicity compliance necessary for flight parts.

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