Aerospace
Solar Atmospheres Receives Northrop Grumman Approval for South Carolina Facility
All five Solar Atmospheres facilities are now an option for customers with Northrop Grumman requirements for vacuum heat treating.
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Solar Atmosphere Receives Boeing Approval for Vacuum Oil Quenching
The approval was granted for oil quenching of alloy steels in the company’s new furnace, the Neo.
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Arch Cutting Tools Acquires Custom Carbide Cutter Inc.
The acquisition adds Custom Carbide Cutter’s experience with specialty carbide micro tools and high-performance burrs to Arch Cutting Tool’s portfolio.
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10 Things to Know About Creep-Feed Grinding
Because of the high material removal rate creep-feed grinding can deliver in challenging materials, grinding might not be just the last step in the process—it might be the process.
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Sandvik Coromant Extends Line of Ceramic Milling Heads
Sandvik Coromant has developed two solutions designed for shoulder and face milling of nickel-alloy aero-engine parts.
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SolidCAM Wants to Help Machine Shops Get into Additive Manufacturing
SolidCAM's partnership with Desktop Metal is aimed at making additive manufacturing more accessible to job shops and other manufacturers.
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When a Lathe With Live Tooling Rivals a Multitasking Machine
This shop is working its way up to a full-fledged B-axis multitasking machine. Meanwhile, turning centers with a Y-axis and live tooling are doing just fine.
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Modern Bar Feeds Bring New Life to Automatic Swiss Lathes
Cam-actuated Swiss lathes are still the fastest way to process many parts. By adding modern bar feeders, this shop has dramatically improved their utilization with the ability to work unattended, even in a lights-out environment.
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New Laser Technology in Non-contact Optical Dimensional Metrology
LADAR technology from API sets a new standard in non-contact optical dimensional metrology for manufacturing industries.
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10 Tips for Titanium
Simple process considerations can increase your productivity in milling titanium alloys.
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