Aerospace

Water Conservation in Waterjet Machining

This job shop’s water reclamation system also extends the life of waterjet machine hardware.

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Titanium Calls for a Tight Hold on the Tool

Haimer’s SafeLock System provides pull-out protection for tools in high performance cutting such as the machining of titanium.

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Aerospace

Briquetter Alleviates Chip Disposal Inefficiencies

When this manufacturer of aircraft ejector seats increased its machining capacity, the volume of chips generated increased as well. A briquetter from Prab provided a safe work environment, a fast return on investment and cost savings that have added to the shop’s profitability.

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Aerospace

Making Research Real

Rolls-Royce expands upon a successful formula for developing manufacturing innovations beyond university research and into production.

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Composites Machining for the F-35

Lockheed Martin’s precision machining of composite skin sections for the F-35 provides part of the reason why this plane saves money for U.S. taxpayers. That machining makes the plane compelling in ways that have led other countries to take up some of the cost. Here is a look at a high-value, highly engineered machining process for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.

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Six Ways Outsourced Maintenance Saves

Outsourcing maintenance to a third-party specialist can be a cost-effective way to realize higher overall equipment efficiency and better process control.

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Holemaking

Drilling with Modulation Delivers Pecks for Free

A system for center drilling on Swiss-types and other small lathes oscillates the drill up to 1,000 times per second. Cycle time, part quality and predictability all improve.

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Taking on Titanium

The challenge for the aerospace machine shop is to produce titanium parts productively and profitably. The challenge for the machine tool builder is to help such shops meet this challenge.

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Aerospace

Balanced Machining Is Faster Machining

NC program optimization software initially helped Bell Helicopter’s Drive Systems Center machine titanium faster by balancing cutting forces. The manufacturer now uses it to improve cycle times for aircraft parts made from other metals, too.

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Aerospace

Automated Honing Reduces Cycle Time by 75 Percent

Faced with increased demand for a critical aerospace part, this manufacturer sought to replace its manual honing machines with a CNC model. As a result, the company achieved a 300-percent increase in production, better ID surface finishes and dimensional tolerances, and the ability to produce a wider range of part sizes.

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Koma Precision
MMS Made in the USA
Techspex
VERISURF
High Accuracy Linear Encoders
Hurco
World Machine Tool Survey
JTEKT
MMS Made in the USA